Connecticut Statutes
§ 53a-96 — Unlawful restraint in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor.
Connecticut § 53a-96
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-96 (2026).
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(a)A person is guilty of unlawful restraint in the second degree when he restrains another person.
(b)Unlawful restraint in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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Related
Harrington v. United States
689 F.3d 124 (Second Circuit, 2012)
Kuck v. Danaher
822 F. Supp. 2d 109 (D. Connecticut, 2011)
White v. Barbieri, No. Cv94 0356048 (Nov. 17, 1995)
1995 Conn. Super. Ct. 12520 (Connecticut Superior Court, 1995)
State v. Kelly, No. Cr 1-52961 (Jul. 1, 1997)
1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 3068 (Connecticut Superior Court, 1997)
Casper v. Combustion Engineering, Inc., No. Cv 97 0570516s (Jun. 23, 1998)
1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 7449 (Connecticut Superior Court, 1998)
Legislative History
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 98.) Cited. 178 C. 600; 188 C. 372; 191 C. 604; 197 C. 413; Id., 602; 206 C. 100; 211 C. 672; 224 C. 397; 231 C. 195. Because an unlawful restraint involves the restriction of another person's movements with the intent to interfere substantially with that person's liberty, the crime of unlawful restraint is a specific intent crime. 287 C. 509. Cited. 9 CA 656; 19 CA 396; 29 CA 524; 30 CA 281; 31 CA 497; 46 CA 486.
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