manslaughter

Legislature

Change to “drug-sharing manslaughter” bill creates committee contention

The bill no longer includes that the individual "knowingly" gave the user a drug laced with fentanyl.

February 15, 2024

Bill to create drug trafficking manslaughter charge back on agenda

Although the Legislature passed this bill in 2023, a glitch led to Gov. Kay Ivey signing the wrong version into law.

December 11, 2023

House unlikely to correct drug-related manslaughter bill in special session

If the bill is not addressed, the incorrect version will technically become law in September.

June 30, 2023

Week in review: House handles business after passing General Fund budget

The House considered few contentious bills, but one would allow drug dealers to be charged with manslaughter in overdose cases.

May 1, 2023

House passes bill creating manslaughter charge for drug trafficking leading to overdose

Some Democrats voiced concerns that the law could have unintended consequences.

April 28, 2023

Bill seeks to create manslaughter charges for drug trafficking leading to overdose

Another 23 states have such a law on the books and more states are currently considering similar legislation.

March 31, 2023

Alabamians convicted of manslaughter may become ineligible for “good time”

The House voted to exempt people convicted of manslaughter from receiving "good time" in response to the shooting death of a Sheffield deputy.

March 14, 2022

Manslaughter charges dropped for former Alabama correctional officer, prisoner

Billy Smith died in 2017 after being beaten at Elmore Correctional Facility. The state charged both a prisoner and a guard for the death.

September 10, 2021

Former Montgomery cop convicted in shooting of unarmed black man

A former Montgomery Police officer was convicted on Friday of manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in 2016. Aaron Cody Smith is facing a sentence of between 10 and 20 years for shooting and killing Greg Gunn just steps from the home Gunn shared with his mother. Prosecutors had charged Smith … Continued

November 25, 2019

JeffCo DA drops charges against Marshae Jones

Marshae Jones won’t faces charges after all. Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in the stomach during a fight with another woman, had been charged with manslaughter by a Jefferson County grand jury, which determined that she was responsible for the fight that led to the shooting. On Wednesday, however, Jefferson County Bessemer … Continued

July 3, 2019