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STATE OF GA. v. McAFEE

S89A0561.

259 Ga. 579 (1989)

385 S.E.2d 651

STATE OF GEORGIA v. McAFEE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Stephanie B. Manis, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, William M. Droze, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Neely & Player, Randall H. Davis, Alston & Bird, Bernard Taylor, Kim E. Anderson, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, David M. Brown, for appellee.

Richard L. Greene, Jack Spalding Schroder, Jr., Lisa Joan Fellner, Giles R. Scofield, M. Rose Gasner, Fenella Rouse, amici curiae.

GREGORY, Justice.

Larry James McAfee suffered a severe injury to his spinal cord in a motorcycle accident in 1985 which left him quadriplegic. Mr. McAfee is incapable of spontaneous respiration, and is dependent upon a ventilator to breathe. According to the record there is no hope that Mr. McAfee's condition will improve with time, nor is there any known medical treatment which can improve his condition.

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