Homicidio inducido por fentanilo en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si alguien le da fentanilo a otra persona y eso causa su muerte, esa persona puede ir a la cárcel. No importa si la víctima también tomó la droga por su cuenta; aún así, quien la dio es responsable.

Es como cuando alguien te da un postre con veneno. Aunque tú decidiste comerlo, la persona que te lo dio también es culpable porque sabía que era peligroso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan le da fentanilo a su amigo Pedro, quien lo inhala y muere. Aunque Pedro decidió usar la droga, Juan podría ser acusado de homicidio inducido por fentanilo porque él fue quien se la proporcionó.

Penalidades

Hasta treinta años de prisión por homicidio inducido por fentanilo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-3-80. Fentanyl-induced homicide. (A) A person who knowingly and unlawfully delivers, dispenses, or otherwise provides fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance as defined in Section 44-53-190(B) and Section 44-53-210(c)(6) to another person, in violation of the provisions of Section 44-53-370, commits the felony offense of fentanyl-induced homicide if the proximate cause of the death of any other person is the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of the fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance that was unlawfully delivered, dispensed, or otherwise provided. (B) A person convicted of a fentanyl-induced homicide pursuant to the provisions of this section must be imprisoned not more than thirty years. (C) It is not a defense pursuant to this section that a decedent contributed to his own death by his purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of the controlled substance or by his consenting to the administration of the controlled substance by another person, unless there exists clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended to commit suicide. This section does not prohibit a person from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted for any other applicable offense, whether or not the offense arises from the same circumstances as provided in this section. (D) A person who knowingly injects, inhales, absorbs, or ingests any amount of fentanyl along with another consenting person, which is the proximate cause of the death of the consenting person, shall not be prosecuted under this section. HISTORY: 2025 Act No. 61 (S.156), SECTION 1, eff May 22, 2025. Editor's Note 2025 Act No. 61, SECTION 3, provides as follows: "SECTION 3. The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary o