Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-95

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 53a-95 - Unlawful restraint in the first degree: Class D felony

(a) A person is guilty of unlawful restraint in the first degree when he restrains another person under circumstances which expose such other person to a substantial risk of physical injury.

(b) Unlawful restraint in the first degree is a class D felony.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-95

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 97; P.A. 92-260, S. 38.)

Cited. 171 Conn. 395; 182 Conn. 353; Id., 366; 187 Conn. 216; Id., 348; 191 Conn. 604; 194 C. 297; 195 Conn. 253; 197 C. 298; Id., 309; 198 C. 430; 199 Conn. 193; 200 Conn. 9; 201 C. 659; 202 C. 676; 205 Conn. 352; 220 C. 112; 222 Conn. 331; 223 Conn. 180; 224 Conn. 397; 226 Conn. 601; 236 Conn. 112; 237 Conn. 284; 242 C. 689. 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 Conn. 509. Cited. 3 Conn.App. 374; 5 Conn.App. 424; Id., 586; 6 CA 334; 7 Conn.App. 701; 8 CA 620; 9 CA 631; judgment reversed, see 205 Conn. 352; 10 Conn.App. 217; 13 CA 554; 17 Conn.App. 234. Specific intent required. Id, 339. Cited. Id., 391; Id., 490; 22 CA 477; 28 Conn.App. 581; judgment reversed, see 226 Conn. 601; 31 Conn.App. 20; Id., 312; 36 Conn.App. 805; 40 Conn.App. 553; 41 CA 701; 42 Conn.App. 78; Id., 445; 43 Conn.App. 715; 46 Conn.App. 486. Immediate flight of victim demonstrates absence of restraint by defendant. 140 CA 393. Cited. 43 Conn.Supp. 211. Subsec. (a): Cited. 174 Conn. 500; 176 C. 227; 179 Conn. 381; 185 C. 211; 186 C. 599; 190 Conn. 104; 197 C. 50; Id., 602; 198 C. 598; Id., 617; 205 C. 39; Id., 61; Id., 437; Id., 528; 206 Conn. 40; 209 Conn. 143; 222 Conn. 87; 227 Conn. 32; Id., 153; 241 Conn. 784; 242 C. 523. Cited. 6 CA 697; 8 CA 387; Id., 491; Id., 566; 9 Conn.App. 79; Id., 208; 13 Conn.App. 667; 14 CA 710; 18 Conn.App. 134; Id., 730; 19 Conn.App. 631; 21 CA 244; Id., 467; 25 Conn.App. 725; 26 CA 574; Id., 641; 32 Conn.App. 178; 38 CA 531; Id., 777; 39 CA 45; Id., 789; Id., 832; 41 Conn.App. 255; Id., 817. Conviction of both sexual assault and unlawful restraint is not double jeopardy. 47 CA 117.