CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 2.9-4
Unarmed Coparticipant
The defendant has raised the affirmative defense1 that (he/she) was not armed with a pistol,
revolver, machine gun, shotgun, rifle or other firearm, and had no reasonable ground to believe
that <insert name of armed coparticipant> was armed with such a weapon.
<See Affirmative Defense, Instruction 2.9-1.>
1 This defense is available for the following offenses:
§ 53a-55a, Manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm.
§ 53a-56a, Manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm.
§ 53a-60a, Assault in the second degree with a firearm.
§ 53a-92a, Kidnapping in the first degree with a firearm.
§ 53a-94a, Kidnapping in the second degree with a firearm.
§ 53a-102a, Burglary in the second degree with a firearm.
§ 53a-103a, Burglary in the third degree with a firearm.
Provenance
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- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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