With the advancement of medical technology, death is now typically defined as "brain death." After complications during surgery in 2013, a death certificate was issued by the hospital for 13-year-old Jahi McMath. Her family, however, disagreed with the medical diagnosis of brain death and kept her on life support for years. After issuance of the certificate, was Jahi "dead" for purposes of criminal law? Should the definition of "death" be altered to account for brain-dead individuals on life support? If so, how? Should you be able to charge someone with murder or manslaughter if the victim is still on life support? If so, when.