Conn. Gen. Stat. » Title 53a — PENAL CODE · Chapter 952 — Penal Code: Offenses
Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-166 (2026)

Hindering prosecution in the second degree: Class C felony

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section CT-CGAcga.ct.gov (official) JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
(a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the second degree when such person renders criminal assistance to another person who has committed a class A or class B felony or an unclassified felony for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for more than ten years.

(b) Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a class C felony.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 168; P.A. 78-37, S. 1; P.A. 02-97, S. 4; P.A. 03-259, S. 49.)

History: P.A. 78-37 classified rendering assistance to person who committed an unclassified offense punishable by maximum imprisonment of more than 10 years as hindering prosecution in the first degree; P.A. 02-97 changed the name of the offense from “hindering prosecution in the first degree” to “hindering prosecution in the second degree” and made technical changes, including a change for purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 03-259 amended Subsec. (b) to change hindering prosecution in the second degree from a class D felony to a class C felony.

Cited. 200 C. 310; 223 C. 595.

Cited. 7 CA 470; 22 CA 601; 28 CA 721.

Cited. 38 CS 521.

(Return to Chapter
Table of Contents)		 (Return to
List of Chapters)		 (Return to
List of Titles)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2021 · leading case: State v. Adams, 198 A.3d 691 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
State v. Adams, 198 A.3d 691 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 10× “On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) rejected his double jeopardy challenge to his sentence for two counts of hindering prosecution in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-166, (2) concluded that his sentence did not exceed the…”
State v. Schiappa, 728 A.2d 466 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 4× “Schiappa, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3) 2 and hindering prosecution in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-166. 3 The trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the jury verdict, 4…”
State v. Papineau, 190 A.3d 913 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “Unless, for clarity, we refer to Joshua Whittington by his full name, generally we will refer to him in this opinion as "Whittington.”
State v. Liebowitz, 783 A.2d 1108 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 4× “ommit burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-101 (a) (2), two counts of assault in the third degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-61 (a) (1) and (2), conspiracy to commit assault in the third degree in…”
State v. Rodriguez, 509 A.2d 72 (Conn. App. Ct. 1986). · cites it 8× “” General Statutes § 53a-166 provides in pertinent part: “A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the first degree when he renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed a class A or class B felony or an unclassified offense for which the maximum penalty is…”
State v. Taylor, 171 A.3d 1061 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “The defendant was also found guilty of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c, attempt to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-134 (a) (2), hindering prosecution in the second degree in violation of…”
State v. Patel, 201 A.3d 459 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “ccessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-101 (a) (1) and 53a-8 (a) and (b), robbery in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-134 (a) (2) and 53a-8 (a) and (b), conspiracy to commit burglary in the first degree in violation of General…”
State v. Jackson, 613 A.2d 846 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 4× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-134 (a) (2), conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§…”
State v. Gonzalez, 15 A.3d 1049 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “…of § 53a-48 and General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5), hindering prosecution in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-166, and criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1). The defendant elected a jury trial. 7…”
Shelton v. Comm'r of Corr., 977 A.2d 714 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “Those pleas were not assailed in the petitioner’s habeas petition and, therefore, are not a part of this appeal.”
Shaheer v. Comm'r of Corr., 207 Conn. App. 449 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “to 2013) § 53a-155 (a) (1); one count of hindering prosecution in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-166; one count of false statement in the second degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev.”
State v. Williams, 511 A.2d 1000 (Conn. 1986). “anley Williams pick you up in front of 2 Pilgrim Avenue on March 21st, 1980?” At the time Roberson was called by the defendant, the latter was being tried not only for the three crimes of which the jury eventually found him guilty, but also for the crimes of robbery in the first…”
Show all 18 citing cases →
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.