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Bill aims to stop merger of strangulation and related offenses in domestic-violence cases after appeals ruling
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2975, a measure to clarify that the domestic-violence designation is a classification, not an element that causes separate assault or strangulation charges to merge for sentencing.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2975, a measure to reverse recent appellate court guidance that prosecutors said forces courts to merge separate offenses in domestic-violence incidents.
Representative Vanessa Hartman, sponsor, said the bill is intended to ensure "the distinct harms of strangulation and fourth degree assault in domestic violence cases are recognized and punished appropriately." Hartman cited a Court of Appeals decision in State v. Miles (2024) and said that decision led courts to…
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