People v. Bonilla
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rubin, J.
This appeal raises the question of whether a defendant who has inflicted a mortal wound on another person can escape a homicide conviction because of the acts of hospital doctors in removing the victim’s kidneys and spleen for transplant and thereafter disconnecting life support systems. In essence, defendant’s principal contention is that the People have not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he “cause[d] the death” of the victim (Penal Law, § 125.00). Additionally, he claims that the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on the definition of death.
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