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2021 SESSION
HB 2144 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty.
Introduced by: Jason S. Miyares | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, punishable by confinement for not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the accidental killing of another person involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance and (i) such other person's death results from his use of the controlled substance and (ii) the controlled substance is the proximate cause of the person's death. The bill provides that the venue for prosecution is the locality where the felony violation occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where the death occurred. The bill serves to overrule the decision of the Court of Appeals of Virginia in Woodard v. Commonwealth 61 Va. App., 567, 739 S.E.2d 220 (2013), aff'd 287 Va. 276, 754 S.E.2d 309 (2014).
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HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100518D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/21 House: Left in Courts of Justice