Legal Opinion
Baylor v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1979No. 12534PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This appeal raises questions on the issue of medical treatment as an intervening cause of death of the victim in criminal homicide cases. Appellant was charged with second-degree murder 1 and was convicted of the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter. The government’s evidence showed that appellant struck his wife (Mrs. Baylor) in the side with great force, thereby rupturing her spleen and causing severe internal bleeding. 2 Mrs. Baylor was taken to the hospital and operated on, but died thirteen days later from complications. There was testimony by…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. McGeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- People v. . KaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- DeVaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- State v. TomassiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Comber v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- O'NEIL v. BerganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Crain v. AllisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Roy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. SoucySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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