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House amends and approves third-degree felony for intentional strangulation
Utah House of Representatives · January 31, 2008
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Summary
House Bill 65 was amended to add the word 'intentionally' to the strangulation/smothering statute; sponsors said the change conforms the offense to intent standards and cited a modest fiscal note; the House passed the amended bill and sent it to the Senate.
Representative Felix introduced House Bill 65 to clarify that strangulation or smothering qualifies as a third-degree felony. Representative Harper moved a conforming amendment inserting the word 'intentionally' to align the…
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