In a medical malpractice case, in what circumstances were contested autopsy photographs considered relevant to disputed factual issues?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Quiroz, F064384 (Cal. App. 2014):
Similarly, in this case the contested autopsy photographs were relevant to disputed factual issues. The number of admitted photographs was not excessive. The photographs are "unpleasant, but not unduly shocking, gruesome, or inflammatory. The photographs are clinical in appearance ." (People v. Garcia, supra, 168 Cal.App.4th at p. 294.) While the photographs are distressing, so is all evidence pertaining to the murder of a baby. The autopsy photographs are not comparable to crime scene photographs where the body is displayed in situ.
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