People v. Murphy

OPINION OF THE COURT

Shirley R. Levittan, J.

This case presents the court with a unique legal issue, the criminal liability of defendant for the death of another, when the car, in which defendant is a passenger is involved in a high-speed chase with the police, collides with another vehicle, resulting in the death of its driver. However, the answers to legal questions can at times best be determined by studying the factual events and the human beings involved. Legal issues are given birth by the realities of everyday life and can often be resolved by viewing them under such realistic standards.

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