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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-202j (2025)

Commission of a class A, B or C felony with an assault weapon: Eight-year nonsuspendable sentence

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Any person who commits any class A, B or C felony and in the commission of such felony uses, or is armed with and threatens the use of, or displays, or represents by his words or conduct that he possesses an assault weapon, as defined in section 53-202a, shall be imprisoned for a term of eight years, which shall not be suspended or reduced and shall be in addition and consecutive to any term of imprisonment imposed for conviction of such felony.

(P.A. 93-306, S. 8.)

Cited. 234 C. 455; 242 C. 143.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2022 · leading case: State v. Dash, 698 A.2d 297 (Conn. 1997).
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State v. Dash, 698 A.2d 297 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 2× “Lawlor described General Statutes §§ 53-202j and 53-202k as establishing, “new enhanced mandatory minimum penalties for the commission of a felony.”
State v. Vivo, 231 A.3d 1255 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “He argues that his sentence enhancement pursuant to § 53-202k is illegal because he used a MAC-11 assault weapon in the perpetration of the crimes.”
Charles v. Comm'r of Corr., 962 A.2d 868 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). “Lawlor described [General Statutes] §§ 53-202j and 53-202k as establishing, ‘new enhanced mandatory minimum penalties for the commission of a felony.”
VanDeusen v. Comm'r of Corr., 212 Conn. App. 427 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “16 General Statutes § 53-202j imposes a harsher penalty—an eight year, nonsuspendable sentence—on ‘‘[a]ny person who commits any class A, B or C felony and in the commission of such felony uses, or is armed with and threatens the use of, or displays, or represents by his words…”
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