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Originally Posted by Marcus1124
I am specifically referring to the CORONER's unqualified conclusion. And no, coroners can only determine HOW someone was killed. If I shoot you in the head, the coroner can determine that, the coroner CANNOT determine if it was an "unlawful act", if you were breaking into my house with a gun, it would most certainly NOT be an unlawful act. Such LEGAL distinctions are outside the expertise of a medical coroner.
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In the UK, the Department for Constitutional Affairs reformed the coroner and death certification system recently (from 2003 throughout the present).
One of the reforms was that coroners became fully qualified in legal matters :
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Originally Posted by DCA
The government drew on recommendations from the fundamental review of coroner and death certification systems and the third report of the Shipman Inquiry to produce the position paper "Reforming the coroner and death certification service". The paper proposes a system with oversight of all deaths based around full time independent coroners with legal qualifications who will be closely supported by appropriate medical expertise. It also proposes tightening up the death certification process by increasing medical scrutiny in the system.
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The British Coroner is now a legal profession,
supported by medical expertise.
More here:
http://www.dca.gov.uk/corbur/coron03.htm#1
Alas, the Bill itself is not downloadable for free (7.50 £)
