Medical Examiner/coroner

Medical Examiner /Coroner

Introduction

Next to the sheriff , the coroner or medical examiner is the oldest of the offices in the United States . Moreover , it is the oldest elective county office . The coroner or medical examiner is an ancient office of the common law . The principal function of medical examiner is to hold inquiry into the cause of an unexplained , sudden , or violent death , in certain cases with a jury . The importance of the coroner 's office has been considerably reduced from that of the fourteenth century , who had jurisdiction over

a broad range of criminal cases and also over some civil proceedings . This is about the job of a present-day medical examiner also known as a coroner

Main Body

The appointment , powers and duties of medical examiners vary to a large degree not only by country but by jurisdiction . In general , the medical examiner 's obligation is to make investigation of any sudden unexpected death , any death whose cause is not precisely determined and , surely any death that may be abnormal . The medical examiner 's investigation is limited to determining the identity of the dead , in what way , at what time and in what place the death occurred , and the details required for entry in a register . In some states , however , the coroner has additional functions . For instance , in Georgia , the coroner has the powers and duties of a county sheriff . The coroner under certain circumstances (the sheriff is incompetent to act , the office of sheriff is made...