Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00333 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 333
2	2	January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1381
3	3	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
4	4	Introduced by:
5	5	SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist. SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist.
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7	7	General Assembly
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9	9	Proposed Bill No. 333
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11	11	January Session, 2011
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13	13	LCO No. 1381
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15	15	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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17	17	Introduced by:
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19	19	SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.
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21	21	SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist.
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23	23	AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE.
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25	25	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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27	27	That section 53a-56b of the general statutes regarding manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle be amended to (1) make the penalty consistent with the penalty for manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, and (2) provide for a rebuttable presumption that any person who causes the death of another person while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug, or both, did so evincing an extreme indifference to human life in a manner that constitutes manslaughter in the first degree.
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29	29	Statement of Purpose:
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31	31	To make the penalty for the offense of manslaughter with a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, consistent with the penalty for manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm and provide for a rebuttable presumption that any person who causes the death of another person while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug, or both, did so evincing an extreme indifference to human life.