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Committee debates new offense for delivering drugs that cause serious injury
Summary
Sponsors and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office told the House Judiciary Committee HB 5157/5158 would create a crime for delivery of a controlled substance (other than marijuana) resulting in 'serious injury'; lawmakers pressed witnesses on statutory definitions, causation and whether sentencing ranges (the draft lists life as the maximum) should include minimums.
The House Judiciary Committee heard sponsor testimony and law-enforcement support for House Bills 5157 and 5158, which would create a crime for delivery of a controlled substance other than marijuana when that delivery results in serious injury.
The sponsor (name redacted in the transcript) told the committee the bills "create a new crime for delivery of a controlled substance other than marijuana resulting in serious injury," and that the term "serious injury" is defined objectively in the draft and mirrors definitions used in other states and federal law, according to the…
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