But yes, forensic doctors are under the authority of the judiciary.
In Guatemala, forensic doctors are only required to determine cause, not manner.
But there are still only 50 forensic doctors and 5 forensic pathologists here, she added.
It is about the life of forensic doctors who solve murder cases.
The forensic doctor reported that the only injuries to the body - four neck wounds - were consistent with suicide.
In preparing for trial, prosecutors hired an independent forensic doctor who came to the same conclusions.
Here forensic doctors have very little interaction with the police.
"So forensic doctors don't usually go to the scene?"
Right to undergo a medical examination by the forensic doctor.
He ordered a forensic doctor to examine the marks on the man's body.