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Legislative Update

Drug dealing resulting in death

February 24, 2017 Filed Under: Criminal

For amend and vote only, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Houchin’s SB 324 on drug dealing resulting in death. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, finances the manufacture of, delivers, or finances the delivery of cocaine, a narcotic drug, methamphetamine, or a schedule I, II, or III drug, the delivery of which results in the death of the user, commits a Level 2 felony. The bill also provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, finances the manufacture of, delivers, or finances the delivery of a schedule IV drug, the delivery of which results in the death of the user, commits a Level 3 felony.
The bill was amended to establish sentence enhancements for dealing in heroin if a certain amount of heroin is sold within a 90-day period and make dealing in heroin as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony nonsuspendible if the person has a prior felony conviction.  The bill was also amended to remove provisions of the bill concerning drug dealing resulting in death. The amended bill passed 5-3.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/324

Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: drugs, sentencing

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