{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-61","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-61","heading":"Assault in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when: (1) With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or (2) he recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or (3) with criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or an electronic defense weapon.\n(b) Assault in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor and any person found guilty under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year which may not be suspended or reduced.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART V. ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-61","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":"9403fe774814f7b4d90a9d27b15fda0aaa1a5b86e87dc2680c949ffd82fca296","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-60d","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-61a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}