Postmortem Computed Tomography in Firearm Homicides: A Retrospective Case Series,

Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is integrated into the evaluation of decedents in several American medical examiner offices and medicolegal death investigative centers in many other countries. We retrospectively investigated the value of PMCT in a series of firearm homicide cases from a statewide centralized medical examiner’s office that occurred during 2016. Autopsies were performed or supervised by board-certified forensic pathologists who reviewed the PMCT scans prior to autopsy. PMCT scans were re-evaluated by a forensic radiologist blinded to the autopsy findings and scored by body region (head–neck, thoracoabdominal, and extremities). Injury discrepancies were scored using a modified Goldman classification and analyzed with McNemar’s test. We included 60 males and 20 females (median age 31 years, range 3–73). Based on PMCT, 56 (79.1%) cases had injuries relevant to the cause of death in a single body region (24 head–neck region, 32 thoracoabdominal region). Out of these 56 cases, 9 had a missed major diagnosis by PMCT outside that region, including 6 extremity injuries visible during standard external examination. Yet all had evident lethal firearm injury. We showed that PMCT identifies major firearm injuries in homicide victims and excludes injuries related to the cause of death in other regions when a single body region is injured. Although PMCT has a known limited sensitivity for soft tissue and vascular pathology, it can be combined with external examination to potentially reduce or focus dissections in some of these cases depending on the circumstances and medicolegal needs.     

Acute myoglobinuria as a fatal complication of heroin addiction

A fatal case of myoglobinuria complicating heroin addiction is described. Clinically the patient had no overt symptoms of rhabdomyolysis. Pathologists should be alerted to this rare complication in heroin addicts who die of no apparent cause. The antimyoglobin immunoperoxidase technique is useful in confirming the diagnosis.     

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of forensic science casework in the People's Republic of China.

Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis for the purpose of individualization is now being used in casework in the People's Republic of China. This report describes the use of the multilocus minisatellite probe 33.15 to solve three cases, including two homicides and a rape. In the third case, fetal tissue was analyzed to prove that the alleged rapist was, in fact, the father. In each case, analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) resulted in a positive match. The probability of chance association of the DNA fingerprint was calculated as 5.6 x 10(-12), which is similar to the figures reported in the literature.     

现代产权与绿色会计

当前,我国已将可持续发展确定为实现我国社会、经济、环境协调发展的基本战略目标.要实现可持续发展,就必须解决传统产权分配的不公平和会计核算的不准确问题;必须立足现代产权关系,在产权重新界定的基础上,建立透明、公正、健康的可持续发展绿色会计体系.     

试论德国能源安全法律及启示

由于能源供应形势紧张,德国将能源安全作为重要的立法目标。除《能源法案》确立能源供应安全作为基本目标之一外,德国制定了多项专门的能源安全法律,以应对和防范能源供应体系的中断。德国还将能源安全与反垄断法、环境法等进行协调,在诸多法律价值目标之间达成适当考虑供应安全的平衡。我国应该借鉴德国能源安全的立法经验。     

科学选用非开挖内衬技术修复埋地管道

从客观的角度对如何科学选用非开挖内衬技术进行了分析,以期提高各行业选用内衬技术的应用水平。     

略论美国关于不正当贸易行为的法律规定

<正> 不正当贸易行为法又称不正当竞争法,同商业侵权法、智力成果法和贸易管制法有密切关系。但是把不正当贸易行为法当作一个独立的法律部门,相对来说还是近期的事。本文旨在对美国关于不正当贸易行为法的几个基本问题作一扼要介绍,以求对我国在对美贸易活动上提供一点参考。     

逆防卫质疑与犯罪人保护的思考

本文主要论证不法侵害人对防卫过当行为拥有逆防卫权的这一制度构想的缺陷 ,但同时强调了应保护不法侵害人的合法权益 ,对无限防卫权予以严格的限制     

英国的调解制度--近期发展

本文分析了英国近来的一些案例,介绍了英国在采取非诉方法解决争议方面的最新发展,强调了法院在一些案件中的态度.