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Bill seeks tougher penalties when tampering with bodies prevents determination of homicide
Summary
Representative Denise Baum introduced House Bill 44 to increase penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence when the conduct affects a medical examiner's ability to determine cause of death; sponsors said the change would address cases where bodies are concealed or destroyed and homicide charges cannot be proven.
Representative Denise Baum (House District 45) opened a hearing on House Bill 44, a county-attorney-request bill that would increase penalties when someone tampers with or fabricates physical evidence in a homicide or homicide investigation and that tampering impairs a medical examiner's ability to determine cause of death.
Baum described a publicized Yellowstone County case in which a victim was severely…
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