GROUP 1-Introduction
Reporters: Del Rosario, Earleen
Mondero, Kenneth
Samonte, Elaine Dianne
JD 2-1
based on the
principles of
coordination, that
legal medicines
coordinate medicine
to law and justice
DEFINITION
LEGAL MEDICINE is a branch of medicine which
deals with the application of
medical knowledge to the
purpose of law and justice. It
is the application of the basic
and clinical, medical and
paramedical sciences to
elucidate legal matters.
Legal Medicine and Forensic Medicine
are synonymous and in common practice are used
interchangeably, although legal medicine strictly
speaking means medicine applied to legal cases,
while forensic medicine science to elucidate legal
problems.
MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE is that branch of
law which deals with the
organization and regulation of
the medical profession, with
the contractual obligation
existing between practitioner
and his patient and with the
duties imposed on the
practitioner by the state.
DISTINCTION BETWEEN LEGAL MEDICINE AND
MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE
LEGAL MEDICINE
branch of medical
science
a medicine applied to
law and
administration of
justice
originate from the
development of
medical science, it
being a branch of
medicine
MEDICAL
JURISPRUDENCE
branch of law
law applied to the
practice of medicine
emanates from acts of
Congress, executive
orders, administrative
circulars, custom and
usage and decisions of
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MEDICAL EVIDENCE
FORMS OF EVIDENCE
1. Real Evidence this form of evidence
is made known or addressed to the
senses of the court.
Section 1, Rule 130 Rules of Court
View of an Object whenever an object has
such a relation to the fact in dispute as to afford
reasonable grounds or belief respecting it, such
object may be exhibit to or viewed by the court,
or its existence, situation, or character proved by
witnesses, as the court in its discretion may
determine.
a. Indecency and impropriety are
exceptions to this rule of evidence, but
when exhibition is necessary for the end
of justice, notions of decency and
delicacy of feeling will not be allowed to
prevail.
b. Repulsive objects and those offensives
to sensibilities should also be excluded
if they are not absolutely necessary for
the proper administration of justice.
FINGER PRINTING
- Formation started from embryo and perfected within four (4) months
- Never affected by physical growth, aging of human bodies
- Everybody differ each other during the lifetime of individual
WAYS of DETERMINATION
DACTYLOGPRAHY
is the art and study of recording and studying fingerprints as a means of
identification
DACTYLOSCOPY
the art of identification by comparison of fingerprints
POROSCOPY
the study of pores found on the capillary or friction ridges of the skin
CRIMINAL INTERROGATION
1. Initial interview with the investigator handling the case.
2. Pre- test interview with the subject to be examined
3. Conduct of instrument test with asking the questions previously reviewed by the
subject.
4. Post interview/ interrogation with the subject