Crimes and offenses; crime of manslaughter, elements of crime further provided; penalty increased

Summary

The bill changes the manslaughter statute so that giving any controlled substance that directly causes a death is a crime. It raises that offense to a Class A felony with a mandatory life‑prison minimum, while exempting licensed doctors, pharmacists and dentists acting within the law. Lack of knowledge about the drug’s contents will no longer be a defense.

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