A Text-book of legal medicine and toxicology v. 1, 1903, Volume 1W.B. Saunders & Company, 1903 |
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... direction was the ball fired ? 323 — Recognition by flash of weapon , 324— Distinguishing weapons by their reports , 324 - Gunshot marks in clothing , 324 -How long may the smell of powder or smoke be detected in the room ? 325 -Brand ...
... direction was the ball fired ? 323 — Recognition by flash of weapon , 324— Distinguishing weapons by their reports , 324 - Gunshot marks in clothing , 324 -How long may the smell of powder or smoke be detected in the room ? 325 -Brand ...
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... directions will afford material aid in reaching the desired result . INSTRUMENTS AND UTENSILS . The following instruments and appliances are essential for the proper postmortem examination of medicolegal cases : Knives . The long ...
... directions will afford material aid in reaching the desired result . INSTRUMENTS AND UTENSILS . The following instruments and appliances are essential for the proper postmortem examination of medicolegal cases : Knives . The long ...
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... direction a band saw is almost necessary . For sawing the laminæ of the spinal column a saw with a curved handle and rounded broad blade , 10 cm . ( 4 in . ) broad at the broadest part and 30 cm . ( 12 in . ) long ( Fig . 1 ) , is very ...
... direction a band saw is almost necessary . For sawing the laminæ of the spinal column a saw with a curved handle and rounded broad blade , 10 cm . ( 4 in . ) broad at the broadest part and 30 cm . ( 12 in . ) long ( Fig . 1 ) , is very ...
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... direction of the wounds ; sometimes this can best be done after opening the cavities of the body , but as a general rule the external examination should be quite fully finished before the cavities are opened , because thereafter the ...
... direction of the wounds ; sometimes this can best be done after opening the cavities of the body , but as a general rule the external examination should be quite fully finished before the cavities are opened , because thereafter the ...
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... direction of the heart , great blood - vessels , and lungs ; and , finally , large quantities of strong fluid are pumped in the cannula . The writer is acquainted with instances in which punctures of the heart produced in this manner ...
... direction of the heart , great blood - vessels , and lungs ; and , finally , large quantities of strong fluid are pumped in the cannula . The writer is acquainted with instances in which punctures of the heart produced in this manner ...
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Page 540 - But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive or intent with which he committed the act.
Page 440 - in all suits upon policies of insurance on life hereafter issued by any company doing business in this State, to a citizen of this State, it shall be no defense that the insured committed suicide, unless it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the court or jury trying the cause, that the insured contemplated suicide at the time he made his application for the policy, and any stipulation in the policy to the...
Page 7 - This work presents to the medical and legal professions a comprehensive survey of forensic medicine and toxicology in moderate compass. For convenience of reference the treatise has been divided into two sections, Part I and Part II, the latter being devoted to Toxicology and all other portions of Legal Medicine in which laboratory investigation is an essential feature. Under "Expert Evidence...
Page 445 - If the assured, being in the possession of his ordinary reasoning faculties, from anger, pride, jealousy or a desire to escape from the ills of life, intentionally takes his own life, the proviso attaches, and there can be no recovery. If the death is caused by the voluntary Opinion of the Court.