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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON MEDICO-LEGAL EVIDENCE

NCJ Number
27973
Journal
FINGERPRINT AND IDENTIFICATION MAGAZINE Volume: 57 Issue: 2 Dated: (AUGUST 1975) Pages: 3-13
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE USE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE TO INVESTIGATE SUSPICIOUS DEATHS, INCLUDING A BRIEF HISTORY AND A REVIEW OF SYSTEMS USED IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Abstract
ALSO COVERED ARE THE TYPES OF EVIDENCE WHICH CAN BE PROVIDED BY A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST AND THE PREPARATION OF AUTOPSY REPORT. APPENDED ARE TWO POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS, ONE DEALING WITH A CASE OF DEATH CAUSED BY A GUNSHOT WOUND OF THE HEAD AND THE OTHER WITH A DEATH CAUSED BY A MULTIPLICITY OF INJURIES. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED.