Legal Question in Criminal Law in Connecticut

Re: criminal law

Hi there. Thank you for asking your question. Unfortunately, without more specific facts, your question is somewhat difficult to answer. Many crimes have justifications or excuses (i.e. affirmative defenses) that are critical to defending against the specific charges levied. For example, one might be charged with battery for hitting another individual, however, the justification, or, in legal jargon, the affirmative defense, would be self-defense, if the facts were to turn out that the one charged was actually NOT the aggressor and was simply doing what was necessary for self-preservation.

This is a VERY general answer. The affirmative defenses that would be available are specific to the crime charged. Hopefully this is a helpful overview. Please feel free to ask again with more specificities.