In what circumstances will a deputy coroner testify in court about an autopsy report prepared by another deputy coroner?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Clark, 10 Cal.Rptr.2d 554, 3 Cal.4th 41, 833 P.2d 561 (Cal. 1992):
In People v. Wardlow (1981) 118 Cal.App.3d 375, 173 Cal.Rptr. 500, a deputy coroner testified concerning an autopsy report prepared by another deputy coroner, who had since left the employ of the coroner's office. Because an autopsy report is a public record (People v. Williams (1959) 174 Cal.App.2d 364, 390, 345 P.2d 47), and
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