Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-102

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 53a-102 - Burglary in the second degree: Class C felony

(a) A person is guilty of burglary in the second degree when such person enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling, while a person other than a participant in the crime is actually present in such dwelling, with intent to commit a crime therein.

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

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-102

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 104; P.A. 01-83, S. 2; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 3.)

Cited. 161 Conn. 283; 169 Conn. 263; Id., 556; 175 Conn. 315; 184 Conn. 258. Instruction characterizing burglary as a crime against the person likely to involve danger to life was not in error. 188 Conn. 542. Cited. Id., 715; 190 Conn. 496; 195 Conn. 611; 197 Conn. 574; 198 Conn. 671; 204 Conn. 1; 205 Conn. 456; 215 Conn. 257; 216 C. 273; 220 C. 417; 229 Conn. 285; 232 Conn. 455; 242 Conn. 523; Id., 689. Cited. 5 CA 113; 6 CA 24; 9 Conn.App. 133; Id., 349; Id., 656; 11 CA 575; 13 Conn.App. 413; 14 Conn.App. 526; 15 Conn.App. 34; 16 CA 333; 19 Conn.App. 396; 20 CA 369; Id., 586; 23 Conn.App. 201; 29 Conn.App. 801; judgment reversed, see 229 Conn. 285; 31 CA 94; Id., 370; 34 CA 599; 35 Conn.App. 714; 38 Conn.App. 20; Id., 231; Id., 531; 40 Conn.App. 553; 41 CA 169; Id., 255. The crime proscribed by section is complete once there has been an unlawful entering or remaining in a dwelling, at night, with intent to commit a crime in that dwelling. 76 Conn.App. 779. Subsec. (a): Cited. 181 C. 172; 182 Conn. 207; 189 C. 631; 190 C. 440; 199 C. 88; 200 Conn. 523; 202 Conn. 676; 204 Conn. 377; 214 C. 493; 216 Conn. 699; 220 Conn. 400; 223 Conn. 635; 241 Conn. 784. Cited. 1 Conn.App. 260; 6 Conn.App. 697; 14 Conn.App. 710; 21 Conn.App. 260; 23 Conn.App. 564; judgment reversed in part, see 220 Conn. 400; 24 CA 502; 30 CA 606; 35 Conn.App. 262; 36 Conn.App. 774; 38 CA 643; 42 Conn.App. 78. Defendant's right to fair trial and unanimous verdict not violated when court made it clear that the jury had to find each element of crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt and there was ample evidence to support conviction under both alternate theories of liability. 59 CA 305. Jury could have found defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of remaining unlawfully in victim's bedroom because whatever possible license defendant thought he had to enter bedroom, that license was withdrawn when he refused to identify himself, charged at victim, lay on top of her and attempted to kiss and touch her all over her body. 93 CA 205.