Practical forensic medicine : a police-surgeon's emergency guide / by C. Graham Grant ; with which is a chapter on fees by Herbert Austin.

  • Grant, Charles Graham.
Date:
1911
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Credit: Practical forensic medicine : a police-surgeon's emergency guide / by C. Graham Grant ; with which is a chapter on fees by Herbert Austin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    GIVING EVIDENCE. The police-surgeon is called upon, as a rule, to give evidence in all indictable offences in which he is con- cerned and in which there is a prisoner. Frequently, therefore, the inspector will say : ' If we make an arrest, I will warn you in the morning to attend court.' Such an arrangement is unsafe; it may be misunder- stood or forgotten by the inspector, the constable in the case, or your own servants. // is wiser to arrange to attend unless otherwise informed. As the evidence you will give is largely a matter of opinion, you are allowed to be in court during the hearing of your case, in view of the fact that your opinion may be affected either way by the evidence. When, therefore, you hear the direction given,' All witnesses to leave the court,' you may take it as not applicable to you. You are by courtesy allowed to take your seat at the solicitors' table in courts in which special accommodation is not provided for you. Be careful in moving about not to pass between the magistrate and the prisoner in such a way as to intercept their view. Squeaky boots are an abomination in the hearing of the court. Before going into the witness-box, ascertain the name of, and if possible see, the prisoner in the case, failing which you may find yourself giving evidence against the wrong man. Take the oath in any way you please, but if you have