A sentence of life imprisonment means a definite sentence of sixty years, unless the sentence is life imprisonment without the possibility of release, imposed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subdivision (1) of section 53a-35a, in which case the sentence shall be imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's natural life.

See Sec. 53a-35c re availability of sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release.

(P.A. 80-442, S. 11, 28; P.A. 85-366, S. 3; P.A. 95-19, S. 2; P.A. 12-5, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 80-442 effective July 1, 1981; P.A. 85-366 added provision re life imprisonment without the possibility of release; P.A. 95-19 made a technical change; P.A. 12-5 substituted “life imprisonment means” for “imprisonment for life shall mean” and “subparagraph (A) or (B) of subdivision (1) of section 53a-35a” for “subsection (g) of section 53a-46a”, effective April 25, 2012.