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Senate passes negotiated bill clarifying aggravated-assault language to cover intentional strangulation
Summary
Senators passed SB50, described by sponsor Sen. Kennedy as a negotiated compromise between prosecution and defense that narrows aggravated-assault language to cases of knowingly and intentionally strangulation. The bill passed the Senate 27–0 and will be sent to the House.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 50, a negotiated measure that clarifies the aggravated-assault statute to address strangulation. Sponsor Sen. Kennedy said the amendment changes the standard from ‘‘likely to cause loss of consciousness’’ to conduct ‘‘knowingly and intentionally when an actor is strangulating an individual.’’
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