A Manual of medical jurisprudence and toxicologyW.B. Saunders, 1896 - 238 pages |
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... . Witnesses , however , are of two kinds . One is a wit- ness in the ordinary acceptation of the term , who testifies simply to matters of fact of which he has personal knowl- edge . The other is a witness , who likewise 2 17.
... . Witnesses , however , are of two kinds . One is a wit- ness in the ordinary acceptation of the term , who testifies simply to matters of fact of which he has personal knowl- edge . The other is a witness , who likewise 2 17.
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... facts . Such subpoena , when served , the witness must obey . Every citizen may be called upon to testify to matters of fact of which he has personal knowledge . The medical expert witness , how- ever , is of a kind different from the ...
... facts . Such subpoena , when served , the witness must obey . Every citizen may be called upon to testify to matters of fact of which he has personal knowledge . The medical expert witness , how- ever , is of a kind different from the ...
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... facts testified to in addition to the testimony as to the mere facts themselves , the physician is justified in refusing to answer . If , for example , a physician happened to see a man stabbed , and is subpoenaed as an ordinary witness ...
... facts testified to in addition to the testimony as to the mere facts themselves , the physician is justified in refusing to answer . If , for example , a physician happened to see a man stabbed , and is subpoenaed as an ordinary witness ...
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... fact , how- ever , there is no necessity that the family should be annoyed in the slightest degree . The coroner , being notified , will either authorize the attending physician to sign the certificate , or send his physician to the ...
... fact , how- ever , there is no necessity that the family should be annoyed in the slightest degree . The coroner , being notified , will either authorize the attending physician to sign the certificate , or send his physician to the ...
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... fact that bodies putrefy more rapidly in summer than in winter . Indeed , putrefaction is entirely arrested at a temperature of 32 ° F. , as well known ; bodies of men and animals buried in ice for nearly a hundred years have been found ...
... fact that bodies putrefy more rapidly in summer than in winter . Indeed , putrefaction is entirely arrested at a temperature of 32 ° F. , as well known ; bodies of men and animals buried in ice for nearly a hundred years have been found ...
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