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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-6 (2026)

Controlled substance transaction resulting in death of minor

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Any person who sells, delivers, or distributes a controlled substance, the sale of which would constitute a felony under chapter 28 of title 21, to a minor, or knowingly provides a controlled substance for sale, delivery, or distribution to a minor, and death has resulted to the minor because of the ingestion orally or the injection or inhalation of the controlled substance, shall be imprisoned for life.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2019 · leading case: State v. Taylor, 626 A.2d 201 (R.I. 1993).
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State v. Taylor, 626 A.2d 201 (R.I. 1993). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-23-6, which reads: "Controlled substance transaction resulting in death of Minor.”
Commonwealth v. Carrillo, 131 N.E.3d 812 (Mass. 2019). “§ 2506 ("drug dealing resulting in death" as homicide offense); R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-6 (drug-induced homicide only as to distribution to minor, carrying life sentence); Tenn.”
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