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These cases could reshape how Pa. treats users who are accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is weighing whether to add new legal protections for defendants accused of providing drugs that caused a deadly overdose. A decision from the state’s highest court could address a frequent criticism of these overdose death prosecutions: that they target fellow drug users instead of high-level dealers. But some justices appeared skeptical...

First report: These cases could reshape the way Pa. treats users who are accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses — spotlightpa.org, 7d