{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-46d","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-46d","heading":"Victim impact statement read in court prior to imposition of sentence for crime punishable by death or life imprisonment without possibility of release.","body":"A victim impact statement prepared with the assistance of a victim advocate in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 54-220 may be read in court prior to imposition of sentence upon a defendant found guilty of a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART II*. SENTENCES AND SENTENCING PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-46d","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"9cd154e40ef4b00da66582da03f3a3c5c32f25cfb4f1af4902085815d186efac","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-46c","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}