AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE IN SELF DEFENSE.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6165*
*January Session, 2009*		LCO No. 891

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. BACCHIOCHI, 52^nd Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE IN SELF DEFENSE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 53a-20 of the general statutes be amended to create a rebuttable presumption that it is reasonable for a person to believe deadly physical force is necessary to defend oneself against someone who has unlawfully entered such person's dwelling.

Statement of Purpose:

To create a presumption that it is reasonable to believe deadly physical force is necessary to defend oneself from a person who has unlawfully entered a dwelling.