{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-55a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-55a","heading":"Manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm: Class B felony: Five years not suspendable.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm when he commits manslaughter in the first degree as provided in section 53a-55, and in the commission of such offense he uses, or is armed with and threatens the use of or displays or represents by his words or conduct that he possesses a pistol, revolver, shotgun, machine gun, rifle or other firearm. No person shall be found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm upon the same transaction but such person may be charged and prosecuted for both such offenses upon the same information.\n(b) Manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm is a class B felony and any person found guilty under this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in accordance with subdivision (5) of section 53a-35a of which five years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART IV*. HOMICIDE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-55a","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":"0245bdd9e1ae3050e6abdd7413cbc967be336583e64aa7c74f873a97438f6073","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-55","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}