Plain English Breakdown
Details about specific penalties for child homicide remain unchanged in this bill, but the official source material does not provide enough information to confirm or deny this claim.
Creating the Crime of Aggravated Manslaughter
This bill proposes to create a new crime called aggravated manslaughter with specific conditions and penalties.
What This Bill Does
- Adds a new section to Mississippi's laws about manslaughter, creating the crime of aggravated manslaughter.
- Defines aggravated manslaughter as when someone is found guilty of manslaughter under certain circumstances involving vulnerable adults or senior citizens over 65 years old, individuals with known physical or mental disabilities, or if the perpetrator had a prior violent crime conviction.
- Sets penalties for aggravated manslaughter to be imprisonment from ten to thirty years in state custody.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who commit manslaughter under specific conditions that make it aggravated manslaughter.
- Victims of manslaughter if the perpetrator meets certain criteria, such as having a prior violent crime or harming vulnerable adults and seniors.
- The Department of Corrections which will be responsible for imprisoning those convicted.
Terms To Know
- Vulnerable adult
- An individual who is unable to care for themselves due to physical or mental disabilities.
- Crime of violence
- A type of crime that involves the use or threat of force against another person, as defined by Mississippi law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
- It does not specify how it will be enforced or funded.