Legal Opinion
People v. Eulo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1984PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
These appeals involve a question of criminal responsibility in which defendants, charged with homicide, contend that their conduct did not cause death.
*346The term “death”, as used in this State’s statutes, may be construed to embrace a determination, made according to accepted medical standards, that a person has suffered an irreversible cessation of breathing and heartbeat or, when these functions are artificially maintained, an irreversible cessation of the functioning of the entire brain, including the brain stem. Therefore, a defendant will not…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Eichner v. DillonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Surace v. DannaNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re Westchester County Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Hake v. Manchester TownshipSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Blouin ex rel. Estate of Pouliot v. SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Delio v. Westchester County Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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