No its second degree murder. There are several Missouri prosecutions for 2nd degree murder for supplying drugs that resulted in overdose death. It doesn't matter if the supplier knew if there was an impurity or not. Many states have similar laws that elevate overdose deaths to murder charges for the person who supplied the drugs.
IMHO When LE and others (reporters?) talk about fent being smoked, it is not in marijuana joints. They are referring to smoked in crack pipes. Crack is rock cocaine and is smoked in pipes or tin foil. Fent is not smoked in marijuana/pot/joints.
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I’m a pretty cynical person, I’ll admit. However, I’m getting pretty tired of unrelated people, who don’t know anything about the people involved, inserting their opinions as if they are facts.Willis checked into rehab earlier this week, while a friend claimed it was the 'enormous, heartbreaking wake-up call' he needed to seek professional help.
However attorney and retired NYPD inspector Paul Mauro said: 'I think they're trying to play on people's sympathies that he had a drug problem. It verifies what a lot of us speculated on: maybe a drug they didn't know was in there.'
Experts warn Jordan Willis' rehab check-in is part of legal strategy
Jordan Willis' checking himself into a rehab facility could be part of a wider legal strategy to garner 'sympathy in the court of the public opinion'.www.dailymail.co.uk
I added an edit to my post explaining further. I coped it below also.
Thank you for that. IMHO they are not looking at that. They may eventually, but I do not see this: According to § 565.021, you can be convicted of second degree murder in Missouri if: You knowingly cause the death of another person with the intent of causing serious physical injury.
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Some addicts prefer it and strictly buy fentanyl, some even prefer it over heroin because it's cheaper and easier to find. I'm not sure if it's cut purposefully, or if it is just used to cut things like coke because it's cheaper and they're trying get the most gain out of the product, because they could sell it as cocaine, at a higher price? From a business point I can't see it done purposefully to cocaine because it offers the opposite affect? So I'm not really clear on that either.
fentanyl is very addictive. Dealers want a repeat customer.
you're definitely not alone on questioning why dealers would do this. the "average" user of cocaine wants nothing to do with fentanyl ime, and dealers seemingly put themselves at an even higher risk of being investigated when something bad happens (not to mention potentially killing one of your customers). i would imagine the potency/profit aspect you bring up is absolutely the motivation in many cases (though the drugs are so different in their effect, and so dangerous when combined, that its still a bit hard for me to understand). another theory is that its frequently the result of cross-contamination during the manufacturing/packaging process (i.e. same presses and/or scales used for cocaine/fentanyl/heroin, resulting in adulterated product).
Okay, that makes sense although I am taking my cues from when I worked in the Forensic Science building in Toronto where there conversations about the timing of defrosting dead bodies without accelerating decomp. Finding dead bodies in Toronto in the winter is not unusual. In my first post regarding the defrosting of dead bodies I touched on the issue of decomp still occurring in frozen bodies. However, your explanation makes it much clearer how the process unfolds and how science adjusts to the circumstances of sample taking. Thanks for the clarification.
I’m not a lawyer, but I think JW might face criminal charges if he provided the drugs.
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I'm finding zero evidence that any LE agencies are involved in drug testing at raves/music events. There are few private companies involved, but it's not widespread, more in use in Europe than in the U.S.
There's also the factor that the drugs have probably passed through many hands before it reaches the neighborhood street dealer. While he or she clearly would not want to kill off customers, who knows about someone higher up the food chain and what they might do to adulterate the product?
Look at 565.021(2) " Commits or attempts to commit any felony, and, in the perpetration or the attempted perpetration of such felony or in the flight from the perpetration or attempted perpetration of such felony, another person is killed as a result of the perpetration or attempted perpetration of such felony or immediate flight from the perpetration of such felony or attempted perpetration of such felony."Thank you for that. IMHO they are not looking at that. They may eventually, but I do not see this: According to § 565.021, you can be convicted of second degree murder in Missouri if: You knowingly cause the death of another person with the intent of causing serious physical injury.
Drug Overdose Death Can Lead to Murder Charges in Missouri
Missouri aggressively prosecutes drug overdose deaths. In some cases, drug distributors can be charged with second degree murder. Click here to learn more.
I have not heard anything which would indicate or imply JW intended to cause serious physical injury or death. These were his friends. He supposedly was or had bought expensive tickets to recent or future Chiefs playoff games.
JMHO. Appreciate all here!
If you are a user and prefer to buy only fentanyl how does a layperson who plans on using it know whether or not what they have is okay to use or dangerous?
