An autopsy may be performed, as provided by this chapter, for the purpose of determining the primary and/or contributing cause of death in the interest of public health and in criminal cases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-37-3
Purposes for which autopsy may be performed
Codes, 1942, § 7158-02; Laws, 1960, ch. 258, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved May 11, 1960
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