Sec. 53a-35b. "Life imprisonment" defined. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 53a-35b. "Life imprisonment" defined. A sentence of imprisonment for life shall mean a definite sentence of sixty years, unless the sentence is life imprisonment without the possibility of release, imposed pursuant to subsection (g) of section 53a-46a, in which case the sentence shall be imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's natural life.

      (P.A. 80-442, S. 11, 28; P.A. 85-366, S. 3; P.A. 95-19, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 80-442 effective July 1, 1981; P.A. 85-366 added provision re life imprisonment without the possibility of release; P.A. 95-19 made a technical change.

      See Sec. 53a-35c re availability of sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release.

      Cited. 198 C. 92. Cited. 201 C. 276. Cited. 207 C. 374. Cited. 215 C. 231. Cited. 216 C. 282. Cited. 219 C. 752. Cited. 220 C. 169. Cited. 221 C. 430. Cited. 234 C. 139. Statutory provision affects substantive rights. In the absence of any clear and unequivocal expression by legislature rebutting presumption of prospective application, statute does not apply retroactively to persons sentenced prior to its enactment. 282 C. 317.

      Cited. 9 CA 686. Cited. 24 CA 612.