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Cause of death
- University of Georgia Press
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45 Cause of death. A juridical concept. All official deaths must have a cause. If a person dies at home and the police cannot arrange for a medical professional (such as the deceased’s doctor) to specify a cause, an autopsy is performed. Thus Joel became Coroner’s Case No. 1475-95. The autopsy established cause and mode of death. The medical cause of death was determined to be: penetrating close contact gunshot wound of head. The mode of death was determined to be: suicide. ...
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