PEOPLE v. EULO


63 N.Y.2d 341 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Eulo, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Bonilla, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Quinlan for appellant in the first above-entitled case.

Patrick Henry, District Attorney (Mark D. Cohen of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled case.

David Samel and William E. Hellerstein for appellant in the second above-entitled case.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Rebecca J. Clement and Barbara D. Underwood of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled case.

Jeffrey M. McCrone for Organ Procurement Agencies of the State of New York, amicus curiae.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


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.

The 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...

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