Government,
Criminal
Jan. 13, 2022
DAs back bill to make murder charge easier in fentanyl deaths
The bill would require a court to provide a written advisory to a person convicted of certain drug crimes, warning of the danger of manufacturing and distributing drugs containing fentanyl and of their potential liability if a person dies as a result.
A group of California district attorneys on Wednesday rallied behind a bill that aims to make it easier to bring murder charges against people who cause a death by distributing or selling fentanyl.
The proposed law, SB 350, failed to pass the Senate's Public Safety Committee for the second time Tuesday.
Critics of the bill argue it is an attempt to use incarceration as the solution for societal problems.
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