Position Statement

– Position Statement On Medical Examiner Independence –

“If Minnesota’s law enforcement and prosecutorial communities believe that medical examiners are not independent, autonomous, and neutral actors, we now state clearly that such a belief has no place within Minnesota’s criminal justice system.”

– Minnesota Supreme Court, 5/23/12
(A09-0390 and A10-1604)

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October 2, 2009, position of the MC&MEA on Medical Examiner Independence