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CT Sec. 53a-16. Justification as defense.

CT Sec. 53a-16. Justification as defense.

State: Connecticut

General Statutes of Connecticut

Title 53a.  Penal Code

Chapter 951. Statutory Construction; Principles of Criminal Liability

Sec. 53a-16. Justification as defense. 

In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in sections 53a-17 to 53a-23, inclusive, shall be a defense.

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