Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-176 (2026)

Riot in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor

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(a) A person is guilty of riot in the second degree when, simultaneously with two or more other persons, he engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.

(b) Riot in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 178.)

Cited. 32 CA 224.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2011 · leading case: Kuck v. Danaher, 822 F. Supp. 2d 109 (D. Conn. 2011).

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Kuck v. Danaher, 822 F. Supp. 2d 109 (D. Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 53a-96, first degree riot in violation of Conn. Gen.Stat. § 53a-175, second degree riot in violation of Conn.”

United States v. Johnson, 616 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “"Riot in the second degree," on the other hand, has much more in common with the ACCA's exemplar crimes: it is a Class B misdemeanor under Connecticut law that must involve "tumultuous and violent conduct" engaged in "with two or more other persons.”

State v. Nixon, 630 A.2d 74 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 2× “, General Statutes § 53a-175 (first degree riot); General Statutes § 53a-176 (second degree riot); General Statutes § 53a-177 (unlawful assembly).”

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