Supreme Court of Connecticut
State v. Flemke
February 10, 2015
Summary
The court affirmed the defendant’s consecutive five-year firearm sentence enhancement under § 53-202k. It held that the enhancement applies to an unarmed accomplice because the accessory-liability statute treats an accomplice as legally and punishably equivalent to the principal, and the state need not prove that the accomplice intended another participant to use a firearm. The court declined to reconsider or limit its prior interpretation, citing the plain meaning of the statutory scheme and legislative acquiescence.