Every person who shall mingle any poison with any food, drink, or medicine, with intent to kill or injure any person, and every person who shall willfully poison any spring, well or reservoir of water with that intent, shall be imprisoned for life or for any term of years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-16-5
Poisoning with intent to kill
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 181 W. Va. 274 - State v. Weaver (1989)
Most recently applied in 181 W. Va. 274 - State v. Weaver (June 1989)
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-5.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.