CT SB00864

Creates a new crime of "domestic and intimate partner violence murder" under Title 53a of Connecticut general statutes

Classifies the new offense as a Class A felony, the most serious felony classification in Connecticut

Aims to ensure deaths resulting from domestic violence are prosecuted as murder rather than the lesser charge of manslaughter

Introduced by Senators Kissel, Fazio, and Somers and referred to the Judiciary Committee