Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)

720 ILCS 5 § 9-3.3: Drug-induced homicide

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Drug-induced homicide occurs when a person unlawfully delivers a controlled substance and the recipient's death results from using that substance. It is classified as a Class X felony with mandatory minimum sentences of 15–60 years imprisonment.

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