# 159

Pennsylvania's "Drug Delivery Resulting in Death" law has a corresponding Federal Law.  24 year old woman sentenced to 21 years after being found guilty in December 2018; provided heroin, needle and recommended KFC bathroom in Philadelphia and  fled when 20 year-old "friend" overdosed.

The below article reports how both families feel victimized.  One for losing a daughter, the other for having a daughter who received a minimum-mandatory sentence of 20 years.  The women met in rehab.

"Jennifer Rose Werstler’s death on her 20th birthday in 2014 and Semler’s subsequent prosecution are another tragic tale among the many that have emerged from the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 3,000 people in Philadelphia in the last three years.

The two women met in rehab in Delaware County. Both relapsed. One died. The other lived, finally got sober, and survived to pay the price." (from the article)

https://www.philly.com/news/emma-semler-heroin-philly-jenny-werstler-drug-distribution-involving-death-mandatory-minimum-20190529.html