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The Death Penalty in Connecticut

How Connecticut law treats death penalty, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Connecticut does not have the death penalty for crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. The most serious form of murder, called murder with special circumstances (for example killing a police officer, murder for hire, killing two or more people, or killing a child under 16, by… Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-54b, 53a-35a(1), 53a-35b, 53a-46a

Death penaltyConnecticut does not have the death penalty for crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. The most serious form of murder, called murder with special circumstances (for example killing a police officer, murder for hire, killing two or more people, or killing a child under 16, by someone 18 or older), is a class A felony punished by life imprisonment without the possibility of release, meaning the rest of the person's natural life. The statutes still contain the death-sentence hearing procedure, but only for a 'capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012.'
The sections read do not state a method of execution.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-54b, 53a-35a(1), 53a-35b, 53a-46a

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Does Connecticut have the death penalty?
Connecticut does not have the death penalty for crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. The most serious form of murder, called murder with special circumstances (for example killing a police officer, murder for hire, killing two or more people, or killing a child under 16, by someone 18 or older), is a class A felony punished by life imprisonment without the possibility of release, meaning the rest of the person's natural life. The statutes still contain the death-sentence hearing procedure, but only for a 'capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012.'

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