Autopsies Are Linchpins in Prosecution, Oversight Needed

Since medical examiner diagnoses are the linchpin to criminal prosecutions, death investigations and autopsies must be quickly and accurately conducted.
Autopsies Are Linchpins in Prosecution, Oversight Needed
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Dear Editor,

When deaths in police custody occur, riots, property damage and other civilian injuries and more deaths often ensue.  Society turns to medical examiners to provide scientific truths in order to restore law and order and administer justice. Since medical examiner diagnoses are the linchpin to criminal prosecutions, death investigations and autopsies must be quickly and accurately conducted.

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