High court rejects challenge to how Pa. treats users accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses

This story was originally published by Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to add new legal protections for defendants accused of providing drugs that caused a deadly overdose. The decision from the state’s highest court addressed a frequent criticism of overdose death prosecutions in Pennsylvania: that they target fellow drug users instead of high-level dealers. In a majority opinion issued Tuesday, justices upheld convictions in two separate drug delivery resultin...