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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-136a (2026)

Robbery involving occupied motor vehicle. Penalty

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Any person who commits robbery by taking a motor vehicle from the person of another knowing that such motor vehicle is occupied by such other person shall be imprisoned for a term of three years which shall not be suspended and shall be in addition and consecutive to any term of imprisonment imposed for such offense.

(P.A. 93-204.)

Cited. 46 CA 691. Section is a sentence enhancement provision and not a separate crime, notwithstanding the requirement of proof of an additional element to establish a violation of section. 100 CA 565.

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PART X*

FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES

*Cited. 11 CA 161; 47 CA 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: State v. Edwards, 918 A.2d 1008 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007).
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State v. Edwards, 918 A.2d 1008 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 16× “two counts of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-134 (a) (2), two counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2), two counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of…”
State v. Moran, 825 A.2d 111 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 5× “ent of the trial court sentencing him to a total effective sentence of eleven years imprisonment, execution suspended after eight years, with three years probation, in accordance with his plea of guilty to the crimes of conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree in…”
State v. Connor, 973 A.2d 627 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Connor, guilty of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (C), robbery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-136, robbery involving an occupied motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-136a, and larceny in…”
State v. Ortiz, 804 A.2d 937 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4), robbery of an occupied motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-136a and robbery in the second degree in…”
Mercado v. Comm'r of Corr., 860 A.2d 270 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “Although the petitioner challenged aspects of the court’s canvass in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, he did not raise that claim before the habeas court.”
State v. Orlando F., 233 Conn. App. 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “10 Because the defendant’s conviction of robbery in the first degree as charged involved the robbery of an occupied motor vehicle, the defendant’s sentence was subject to a mandatory, nonsuspendible three year enhance- ment pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-136a. Page 8…”
State v. Hightower, 840 A.2d 32 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 3× “The defendant, Phillip Hightower, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4), larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122 (a) (3) and robbery…”
State v. Lewis, 700 A.2d 722 (Conn. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “93-204, now codified as General Statutes § 53a-136a, attempted assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-59 and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60.”
State v. Toro, 772 A.2d 648 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 4× “The defendant, Angel Toro, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135, robbery by carjacking in violation of General Statutes § 53a-136a and larceny in the second degree in…”
Tart v. Comm'r of Corr., 892 A.2d 298 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “e first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92, larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122 (a) (3), carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35, three counts of unlawful restraint in the first degree in…”
State v. Mitchell, 783 A.2d 1249 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 53a-136a provides in relevant part: “Any person who commits robbery by taking a motor vehicle from the person of another knowing that such motor vehicle is occupied by such other person shall be imprisoned .”
State v. Trice, 235 Conn. App. 203 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 3× “So, we’re going to have an opportu- nity for you to speak with your attorney.”
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