Medico-legal system

• Medico-legal officer is the one who investigates medico-legal cases of death, physical injuries, rape and other sexual crimes.
• Persons authorized to perform autopsies:

  Medico. Legal officers of law enforcement agencies like the nbi and pnp.
• Medical Evidence. Is a means sanction by roles of court of ascertaining in the judicial proceedings of truth respecting the matter of fact.
• Rule 128 Section 1. Medical evidence if the means employed to prove a fact is medical in nature.
• Type of medical evidence.

  Real autoptic or object evidence

  Testimonial evidence

  Experimental evidence

  Documentary evidence Physical Evidence
• Real autoptic or object evidence. It is an evidence that made known or address to the senses of the court.
• Testimonial evidence. Form of evidence taken orally or in writing the answers to questions propounded by the council and presiding officer of the court.
• Experimental evidence . A medical witness may be permitted to conduct experiment on laboratory animals to prove his allegations on certain positions he has previously stated in full view of the court.
• Documentary evidence. a written evidence presented to the court by the expert witness about the subject matter in dispute.
• Medical expert opinion. a physician on account of his training and expertise can give his own opinion on a set of medical facts.
• Deposition. is a written record of evidence given orally and transcribed in writing the form of questions by the interrogation and the answers of his deponent and signed in the letter.