Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-66 (2025)

Lack of consent

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Section 53a-66 is repealed.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 67; P.A. 75-619, S. 7.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1978–1993 · leading case: State v. Mastropetre, 400 A.2d 276 (Conn. 1978).
State v. Mastropetre, 400 A.2d 276 (Conn. 1978). · cites it 4× “" General Statutes § 53a-65 (8). The statute does not delineate "nonconsent" as a distinct element.”
State v. Perruccio, 471 A.2d 632 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “to 1972) § 53a-66. Yet, in 1975, § 53a-66 was repealed and the new § 53a-71 (a) changed the age of consent to fifteen.”
State v. Harden, 398 A.2d 1169 (Conn. 1978). “As defined by the applicable provision of § 53a-66 (a), however, lack of consent results from either forcible compulsion or incapacity to consent.”
State v. Chapman, 632 A.2d 674 (Conn. 1993). “to 1975) § 53a-66 states that “[l]ack of consent results from (1) forcible compulsion .”
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