Forensic science in the dock.

摘要: Postmortem measurements of drug concentration in blood have little meaning I nvestigations into the circumstances surrounding death David Kelly led to exchange acrimonious views including allegations conspiracy and murder. Kelly, a government scientist weapons expert, committed suicide by cutting his wrist taking painkillers after he was identified newspapers as man UK believed source for BBC report on Iraq. Impetus debate stems mainly from conflicting about cause death, issues that relate postmortem toxicology results their interpretation. Controversy occurs mistaken notion laboratory measurements, taken isolation, can be interpreted effectively. The current controversy illustrates some universally held, but mistaken, notions process investigation United Kingdom elsewhere. Many assume forensic pathology is evidence based other branches medicine. This assumption …