HOFFMAN, J.S.C.
This case presents the court with a unique issue in connection with a motion to dismiss an indictment charging defendant, Sonney Pelham, with one count of aggravated manslaughter, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a. The specific issue is whether the removal of life support from a victim who was not brain dead is an intervening cause sufficient to insulate defendant from liability for aggravated manslaughter.
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