{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-56","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-56","heading":"Manslaughter in the second degree: Class C felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when: (1) He recklessly causes the death of another person; or (2) he intentionally causes or aids another person, other than by force, duress or deception, to commit suicide.\n(b) Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.","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-56","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":"83490f6e8bc52016321ceae4ca7c5d497e42fa13bb83c30d9c971f84b99f936c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-55a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-56a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}