Posted on 03/27/2005 5:31:49 PM PST by eartotheground
406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.--
(1) In any of the following circumstances involving the death of a human being, the medical examiner of the district in which the death occurred or the body was found shall determine the cause of death and shall, for that purpose, make or have performed such examinations, investigations, and autopsies as he or she shall deem necessary or as shall be requested by the state attorney:
(a) When any person dies in the state:
1. Of criminal violence.
2. By accident.
3. By suicide.
4. Suddenly, when in apparent good health.
5. Unattended by a practicing physician or other recognized practitioner.
6. In any prison or penal institution.
7. In police custody.
8. In any suspicious or unusual circumstance.
9. By criminal abortion.
10. By poison.
11. By disease constituting a threat to public health.
12. By disease, injury, or toxic agent resulting from employment.
(b) When a dead body is brought into the state without proper medical certification.
(c) When a body is to be cremated, dissected, or buried at sea.
(2)(a) The district medical examiner shall have the authority in any case coming under subsection (1) to perform, or have performed, whatever autopsies or laboratory examinations he or she deems necessary and in the public interest to determine the identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or to obtain evidence necessary for forensic examination.
(b) The Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 120, providing for the notification of the next of kin that an investigation by the medical examiner's office is being conducted. A medical examiner may not retain or furnish any body part of the deceased for research or any other purpose which is not in conjunction with a determination of the identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or the presence of disease or which is not otherwise authorized by this chapter, part X of chapter 732, or chapter 873, without notification of and approval by the next of kin.
(3) The Medical Examiners Commission may adopt rules incorporating by reference parameters or guidelines of practice or standards of conduct relating to examinations, investigations, or autopsies performed by medical examiners.
History.--s. 6, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 87-166; s. 29, ch. 97-103; s. 3, ch. 98-253.
True, but it sounds like the M.E. of the district in which she dies will have to institute the autopsy which is unlikely. The only positive is if the State Attorney would request it, and Charlie Crist is a good guy, so maybe...
All Hail Lord Greer!
c) When a body is to be cremated, dissected, or buried at sea.
It seems unlikely in this case, because Felos and Shiavo will immediately grab the media and say that poor Terri has been through enough and nothing could be gained at that point in time by doing an autopsy and just let the families have closure and privacy, yada, yada.
.....Maybe,......Cyril Wecht would volunteer as part of a Terri's team?
IF JB sends the order down for an autopsy, I see this ending up in another court battle, all the way to at least the FSC, and maybe into the Federal court system...
I am referring to Michael, not the judge. His litigation has been a continued perpetration of the conspiracy to make his wife dead. It has been a 15year process, the statute of limitations would not be triggered
There is one -- I'd think -- "legal" (oh how we have come to in all sanity despise that term) option that may not have been explored. If I understand grand juries correctly a sitting grand jury could decide to look into a possible crime here and supeona Terri, et al. A grand jury has more ability to investigate than just the ham sandwiches a DA's office trolls in front of it.
Ahh, the Nazi card, how I love the hyperbole.
Terri Schiavo is not a Jew, not in Auschwitz, and her case has absolutely nothing to do with Nazi Germany.
The Pinellas Co. attorney general, Bernie McCabe I think his name is, was involved in the abuse and neglect cover-up, so my guess is that the State Attorney General will not involve himself.
There are lots of circumstances that apply:
(a) When any person dies in the state:
3. By suicide. [Starving one's self to death]
4. Suddenly, when in apparent good health. [She was physically healthy before feeding was cut off]
7. In police custody. [They have the building surrounded and are guarding her room]
8. In any suspicious or unusual circumstance. [Plenty suspicious around this]
10. By poison. [Morphine]
(c) When a body is to be cremated, dissected, or buried at sea. [To be cremated]
This is not an unusual circumstance???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I am referring to Michael, not the judge. His litigation has been a continued perpetration of the conspiracy to make his wife dead. It has been a 15year process, the statute of limitations would not be triggered
Cyril Wecht? Terri has too many incompetant boobs on her team now.Besides, Wecht is already conflicted in this,he publicly said MS should have his way.
cremated?
Oh really?! Is that why several Jewish groups have said it does? The same spirit, same erosion for the respect for all life? What do they know that you do not?!
I do believe the FBI will be snooping around down there real soon. Lord Greer may have cronies in high places, but no one can get away with murder in front of the whole country with impunity...especially with a record as poor as his...and he never litigated ANYTHING and to my knowledge never practiced law...Judge Judas Greer has gone 1 step to far...
Why couldn't the Schindlers bring in their own pathologist to watch the autopsy?
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