Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-61

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 53a-61 - Assault in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor

(a) A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when:

(1) With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or

(2) he recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or

(3) with criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or an electronic defense weapon.

(b) Assault in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor and any person found guilty under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year which may not be suspended or reduced.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-61

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 62; P.A. 86-287, S. 3; P.A. 92-260, S. 30.)

Cited. 170 C. 162; 171 Conn. 264; 173 Conn. 254; 184 Conn. 157; 189 C. 1; 190 C. 428; 194 C. 347; Id., 408; 196 Conn. 430; 198 Conn. 190; 200 C. 544; 202 Conn. 520; Id., 629; 205 C. 352; 209 Conn. 23; Id., 52; 222 Conn. 299; Id., 331; 227 C. 677; 228 Conn. 487; Id., 582; 233 Conn. 813; 234 C. 78. Cited. 1 Conn.App. 697; 5 Conn.App. 590; 6 CA 189; 8 Conn.App. 545; 9 CA 59; Id., 631; judgment reversed, see 205 Conn. 352; 11 Conn.App. 499; 12 Conn.App. 221; Id., 585; 13 CA 708; 14 Conn.App. 526; 17 CA 234; 20 CA 6; Id., 75; 21 CA 411; 24 CA 57; Id., 556; 25 Conn.App. 421; judgment reversed, see 222 Conn. 299; Id., 472; 26 CA 157; Id., 439; 27 CA 786; 28 Conn.App. 581; judgment reversed, see 226 Conn. 601; 29 CA 524; Id., 683; 30 Conn.App. 346; 31 CA 497; 35 Conn.App. 107; 36 CA 106; judgment reversed, see 234 Conn. 78; 37 Conn.App. 338; Id., 733; 39 CA 810; 40 CA 805; 41 Conn.App. 47; 42 CA 810; 43 Conn.App. 76; 45 CA 282; 46 Conn.App. 131. Cited. 37 CS 664; 39 Conn.Supp. 347; 41 CS 505. Subsec. (a): Cited. 177 C. 248; 180 C. 167; Id., 557; 182 C. 353; 184 Conn. 366; 185 Conn. 63; 189 Conn. 114; 193 Conn. 48; 194 Conn. 119; 195 Conn. 232; 197 C. 115; 198 C. 147; 206 Conn. 40; Id., 657; 210 Conn. 110; 211 C. 672; 219 Conn. 160; 220 C. 487; 222 Conn. 444; 223 Conn. 41; 224 Conn. 397; 225 C. 519. Judgment of Appellate Court in 28 Conn.App. 581 reversed. 226 Conn. 601. Cited. 228 C. 610. Subdiv. (2) is lesser included offense of Sec. 53a-59(a)(3), and court's refusal to grant related jury instruction constituted harmful error. 289 Conn. 742. Cited. 3 CA 374; 5 Conn.App. 40; 6 CA 407; 7 Conn.App. 27; Id., 257; 10 Conn.App. 330; Id., 709; 11 Conn.App. 102; 12 CA 655; 13 Conn.App. 386; Id., 667; 19 Conn.App. 554; 20 CA 101; 23 Conn.App. 663; 24 CA 518; 26 Conn.App. 114; Id., 259; Id., 331; 27 CA 322; Id., 322; 29 CA 704; 33 CA 126; 35 Conn.App. 51; 38 CA 193; 39 CA 419; Id., 832; 41 Conn.App. 565; 42 CA 445; Id., 768; 45 Conn.App. 591. This is not a cognizable offense and therefore not a lesser included offense of attempted assault in the first degree. 56 Conn.App. 592. Cited. 37 CS 520. Subdiv. (2): Elements of Sec. 53a-64 are so consistent with elements of Subdiv. that the court is precluded by principles of double jeopardy from entering a finding of guilty as to both charges; defendant's recklessly placing his hands around victim's throat and causing her to lose consciousness for a brief period of time constituted "serious physical injury". 46 CS 130. It is possible to prove assault in the third degree without necessarily proving risk of injury pursuant to Sec. 53-21(a), so assault in the third degree and risk of injury do not stand in relationship to each other as greater and lesser offenses. 48 CS 610.

See Sec. 53a-36 re mandatory nonsuspendable sentence for conviction under Subdiv. (3) of Subsec. (a).