Definitions Flashcards
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Possess”
(2) “Possess” means to have physical possession or otherwise to exercise dominion or control over tangible property;
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Physical Injury”
(3) “Physical injury” means impairment of physical condition or pain;
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Serious physical injury”
(4) “Serious physical injury” means physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health or serious loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ;
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Deadly Physical Force”
(5) “Deadly physical force” means physical force which can be reasonably expected to cause death or serious physical injury;
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Deadly Weapon”
(6) “Deadly weapon” means any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, from which a shot may be discharged, or a switchblade knife, gravity knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, or metal knuckles.
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Dangerous instrument”
(7) “Dangerous instrument” means any instrument, article or substance which, under the circumstances in which it is used or attempted or threatened to be used, is capable of causing death or serious physical injury, and includes a “vehicle” as that term is defined in this section and includes a dog that has been commanded to attack, except a dog owned by a law enforcement agency of the state;
Any object capable of causing death or serious physical injury. Includes “vehicles” and dogs commanded to attack. (except law dogs)
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Vehicle”
(8) “Vehicle” means a motor vehicle, a car, a truck, a snowmobile, any aircraft, or any vessel equipped for propulsion by mechanical means or sail;
Any vessel equipped for propulsion by mechanical means or sail.
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Peace Officer”
(9) “Peace officer” means a member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or an organized local police department;
Member of State Police, or local police department.
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Intentionally”
(11) A person acts “intentionally” with respect to a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense when his conscious objective is to cause such result or to engage in such conduct;
Conscious Objective
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Knowingly”
(12) A person acts “knowingly” with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware that his conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists;
Awareness
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Recklessly”
(13) A person acts “recklessly” with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstance exists. The risk must be of such nature and degree that disregarding it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation;
Awareness and conscious disregard of substantial and unjustifiable risk; constituting gross deviation.
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “criminal negligence”
(14) A person acts with “criminal negligence” with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstance exists. The risk must be of such nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation;
Failure to perceive substantial and unjustifiable risk; constitutes gross deviation.
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “Firearm”
(19) “Firearm” means any sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other weapon, whether loaded or unloaded from which a shot may be discharged;
Any weapon loaded or unloaded from which a shot may be discharged.
Sec. 53a-3. Definitions. “in the course of committing”
(20) An act shall be deemed “in the course of committing” the offense if it occurs in an attempt to commit the offense or flight after the attempt or commission.
Includes the attempt and the flight after.
Sec. 53a-24. Offense defined.
The term “offense” means any crime which constitutes a breach of any law of this state. The term “crime” comprises felonies and misdemeanors.
Offense = all breaches of law
Crime = Felonies and Misdemeanors
