A bill carried by a House Republican and Senate Democrat correcting a loophole in current law which allows potentially innocent third parties to be charged with criminal responsibility in certain felony cases unanimously passed the House on Monday in a rare show of total bipartisan support.
Sponsored by Rep. Bud Hulsey (R-Kingsport-District 2), HB1372 “removes the killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate certain crimes from the elements of first degree murder, deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for conduct of another, and deletes the offense of criminal responsibility for the facilitation of a felony.”
