Legal Opinion
State v. Olson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 31, 1989No. C8-88-1771PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
The trial court asks us the following certified question:
Whether brain death, defined as irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, as stated in the Uniform Determination of Death Act * * * constitutes “death” for purposes of Minn.Stat. § 609.20 and Minn.Stat. § 609.19 (1988).
Defendant Duane Olson is charged with second degree murder and first degree manslaughter in the death of his 6-week-old son, Dustin. On January 4, 1988, the police were called to the Olson home because Dustin was not breathing. The child was taken to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. JohnsonOhio Supreme Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GolstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- State v. SotoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- People v. EuloNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of Conservatorship of TorresSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
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3Cited by17 opinions
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