Illinois Laws

JCOIN Drug Induced Homicide Specific

Question:

How does the statute classify the charge brought against the accused?

Answer:
  • Homicide
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (b) Sentence. Drug-induced homicide is a Class X felony, except: see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    (a) A person commits drug-induced homicide when he or she violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or Section 55 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and any person's death is caused by the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance. see full law