Legal Opinion
State v. Guess
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 26, 1998No. SC 15723PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the term “death,” as used in the Penal Code, may be construed to embrace a determination, made according to accepted medical standards, that a person has suffered an irreversible cessation of all brain functions.
The defendant, Barry Guess, was charged with murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-54a (a),1 and with carrying a pistol without a permit in *763violation of General Statutes § 29-35.2 After a trial by jury, he was found guilty of both counts, and was sentenced to an effective term of fifty years incarceration.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- In Re QuinlanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Williams Ford, Inc. v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Clohessy v. BachelorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Burns v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Ireland v. IrelandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Kaddah v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
- State v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
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