General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5546
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 196
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5546
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 196
*00196*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to create a new crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance.
Statement of Purpose:
To hold drug dealers criminally liable for the sale of drugs that result in the death of the person who purchased the drugs from the dealer.