I’ve been asked for examples of when a Doctor changed his estimate in light of witness testimony. From The Temperature of Death by David Barrat we get these
The classic case was Dr Charles Graham Grant in the 1904 Emily Farmer murder case. His estimated time of death didn't match witness evidence about the movements of the alleged murderers and he changed his estimate.
David also showed that Professor Bernard Knight changed his evidence about the time of death of Peggy Pentecost in 1939 following witness evidence showing that the accused man was innocent if his original estimate was correct.
Just two examples but examples nonetheless. A Bernard Knight was a bit of a legend in Forensic medicine.
The classic case was Dr Charles Graham Grant in the 1904 Emily Farmer murder case. His estimated time of death didn't match witness evidence about the movements of the alleged murderers and he changed his estimate.
David also showed that Professor Bernard Knight changed his evidence about the time of death of Peggy Pentecost in 1939 following witness evidence showing that the accused man was innocent if his original estimate was correct.
Just two examples but examples nonetheless. A Bernard Knight was a bit of a legend in Forensic medicine.
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