Legal Opinion
People v. Kevorkian
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1994No. Docket Nos. 99591, 99674, 99752, 99758, 99759, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion. These cases raise three issues with regard to the state’s imposition of criminal responsibility on persons who assist others in committing suicide. Two questions are presented by the appeals in Docket Nos. 99591, 99752, 99758, and 99759: (1) whether the Michigan assisted suicide statute, MCL 752.1027; MSA 28.547(127), was enacted in violation of Const 1963, art 4, § 24; (2) whether the criminal provisions of MCL 752.1027; MSA 28.547(127) violate the United States Constitution. In Docket No. 99674, a case predating the assisted suicide statute, the question presented is:…
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