{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-56a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-56a","heading":"Manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm: Class C felony: One year not suspendable.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm when he commits manslaughter in the second degree as provided in section 53a-56, 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, rifle, machine gun or other firearm. No person shall be found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and manslaughter in the second 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 second degree with a firearm is a class C felony for which one year 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-56a","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":"680d8bb0626da8d0398ea0803d40244752850d633e6f11c08a2deebaf56fa7bd","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-56","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-56b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}