Bill > SB0092

This bill amends existing law to allow for subsequent prosecutions in specific circumstances, particularly when an initial offense results in serious bodily injury that later leads to death. It defines "homicide offense" to include various degrees of murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide, and clarifies that "serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as defined elsewhere in Utah law. The bill permits a subsequent prosecution for a homicide offense if the victim dies from serious bodily injury caused by the initial offense, even if the initial prosecution concluded with a conviction or dismissal, provided the death occurs within 10 years of the initial prosecution's conclusion, with exceptions for certain severe offenses like attempted murder and child torture. It also specifies that a prosecutor can only pursue a homicide offense in such cases and allows courts to reduce a defendant's mandatory prison time in the subsequent prosecution by an amount no greater than the time already served for the initial conviction, without permitting probation or suspended sentences.

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