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House backs tougher penalty for tampering with homicide evidence
2129093 · January 16, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 44, which would increase penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in connection with a homicide when it impedes determination of cause or manner of death, passed second reading 96-4.
The Montana House approved House Bill 44 by a vote of 96 to 4, advancing a proposal to increase penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in homicide cases when those actions impair a coroner's or medical examiner's ability to determine a cause or manner of death.
Representative Baum introduced the bill at the request of his county attorney's…
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