{"id":406,"date":"2018-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/drug-dealers-in-michigan-could-be-held-criminally-and-civilly-liable\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:38:58","slug":"drug-dealers-in-michigan-could-be-held-criminally-and-civilly-liable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/drug-dealers-in-michigan-could-be-held-criminally-and-civilly-liable\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Dealers in Michigan could be Held Criminally and Civilly Liable\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under federal law, all states can charge a drug dealer with causing the death of a person if the person they sold the drugs to experiences\u00a0an overdose and dies as a result. But whether the individual states enforce that law and what drugs are eligible for\u00a0laying\u00a0charges really lies with the district attorney in any one state.\u00a0In Michigan, law enforcement and the state\u2019s prosecution does\u00a0not hesitate to invoke the law, meaning that drug dealers there could face severe punishment in the case of overdoses.<\/p>\n<p>Cases in Michigan become prevalent even before the fentanyl crisis that is now hitting the country\u00a0reached its peak. During the years of 2010 to 2013, there were 75 convictions in Michigan that sent drug dealers to prison after their drugs caused an overdose resulting in death or serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>And while some Michigan counties, such as Wayne County\u00a0in Detroit, still have not filed one drug-related homicide charge, it does not mean it could not happen.\u00a0As the opioid crisis continues, these are areas that could begin to see more charges being filed and more prison time being served.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/drug-dealers-in-michigan-could-be-held-criminally-and-civilly-liable\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Drug Dealers in Michigan could be Held Criminally and Civilly Liable\u00a0\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under federal law, all states can charge a drug dealer with causing the death of a person if the person they sold the drugs to experiences\u00a0an overdose and dies as a result. But whether the individual states enforce that law and what drugs are eligible for\u00a0laying\u00a0charges really lies with the district attorney in any one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-felony-offenses","category-marijuana-laws"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Drug Dealers in Michigan could be Held Criminally and Civilly Liable\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you want to know more about how drug dealers in Michigan could be held criminally and civilly liable, consult a knowledgeable drug attorney today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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