Forensic Pathology in Texas, San Antonio

Forensic medical examination give opinions on issues
medical and biological nature. Among its objectives are:

• Examination bodies in cases of violent death, death from the disease;
• Caused the infliction of any injury; examination of the victims,
• Defendants and others to determine the nature and severity of the bodily damage, age, sex; 

• Permit other issues requiring knowledge in the field of forensic medicine; examination of physical evidence through the application of laboratory methods of research;
• Expertise on materials criminal and civil cases.

A forensic examination carried out in medical health care. Perform examination of the experts JMO Bureau, in the absence thereof - any doctors raised for these purposes, the person conducting the inquiry, investigator, prosecutor or the court.

Carrying out of examination Required:

• to establish the causes of death and nature of the injuries;
• to determine the mental state of the accused or a suspect in those cases where there is doubt about their sanity or ability at the time of the proceedings to realize his actions or control them;
• to determine the mental or physical condition of a witness or victim in cases where there is doubt as to their ability to correctly perceive the circumstances relevant to the case. and to give accurate testimony about them;
• for establishing the age of the accused, the suspect and the victim in cases where it is relevant to the case, and documents about the age of the missing .