Section 23.49 Cause of Death or Injury

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4. (§23.49) Cause of Death or Injury

Expert testimony is admissible to show the cause of death or injury. State v. Taylor, 663 S.W.2d 235, 239 (Mo. banc 1984). Thus, a physician could give testimony that a rape victim’s wounds were caused by forcible intercourse. Id.; see also State v. Schaefer, 855 S.W.2d 504 (Mo. App. E.D. 1993). Testimony is admissible even when a medical examiner cannot...

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