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Ocelot II

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4. It's not an "out." It's not the medical examiner's job to opine as to whether a crime was committed.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:27 PM

Jan 23

A homicide, as far as the ME is concerned, is simply a death caused by another person. The ME is not empowered to decide whether or not a prosecutable crime, e.g., murder or manslaughter, was committed. They are only saying that the death was not accidental or from natural causes. The statement is simply what the law empowers an ME to conclude.

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Hennepin Cty Med Examiner Classified Renee Good's death as a homcide. [View all] Baitball Blogger Jan 23 OP

That's not an out, but rather a statement of the law Abnredleg Jan 23 #1

Just me, an average layman, hoping for too much. Baitball Blogger Jan 23 #2

It's not an out. They did their job as required. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 23 #3

It's not an "out." It's not the medical examiner's job to opine as to whether a crime was committed. Ocelot II Jan 23 #4

Exactly as the ME should do sarisataka Jan 23 #5

For purposes of the M.E. report, there are only five possibilities. John1956PA Jan 23 #6