SAMPLE judicial affidavit with autopsy report

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I,  O"E E& +EL% %$2O!%, of legal age; married; living at Unit nit 666 666 Mega Megawo wood od Tower ower Cond ondomin ominiu ium ms, Gen. en. Luna una St., t., Bara Barang ngay ay U Ue err Sess Sessio ion, n, Bagu Baguio io City City;; and and t!e t!e "oli# oli#e e C!ie C!ief  f  Inse#tor$ Medi#o%Legal &'#er of t!e (egional Crime La)oratory &'#e%Cordillera, "!iliine *ational "oli#e, Cam Bado +angwa. La Trinidad, Benguet; witness in t!is #ase, state under oat! as follows  T!e erson e-amining me is tty. tty. C!ristian /an . Talawe# wit! address at (oom 60, Living La /ida Lo1a Bldg., Bo1aw1aw (oad, Baguio City, for uroses of e-e#uting my 2udi#ial a'davit as witness in t!is #ase. T!e e-amination was !eld at t!e same address. I am answering !is 3uestions fully #ons#ious and aware t!at I4m e-e#uting su#! under oat! and may fa#e #riminal lia)ility for false testimony and er2ury. 5USTI&*S were advan#ed and roounded )y defendant7s #ounsel, tty. C!ristian /an . Talawe# in nglis!%Britis! ##ent, w!i# w! i#! ! t!e t!e a'an a'antt full fully y #om #omrre!en e!ends ds , w! w!il ile e *S8 *S8( (S S wer were delivered )y witness 9ose . +ela m:ona, also in nglis!%Britis! ##en ##entt and and t!e t!e #or #orres reson ondi ding ng tran transl slat atio ion n of !is !is answ answer ers s is rovided after ea#! 3uestion. 5 +o you swear to tell t!e trut! and not!ing )ut t!e trut!<

 I do. 5= re you aware t!at you may fa#e #riminal lia)ility for false testimony or er2ury if you will not tell t!e trut!< = I7m de>nitely aware of su#! #onse3uen#es. 5? "lease state your #omlete name, age and o##uation. ? I am 9ose . +ela m:ona, @A years old. I am a Medi#al +o#tor and a Medi#o%Legal &'#er. 5 5 +r. +r. +ela +ela m:o m:ona na,, w! w!er ere e do you you wor1 wor1 as a Medi Medi#o #o%L %Leg egal al &'#er<  I am a Medi Medi# #o%L o%Legal gal &'#e &'#err wit! wit! a ran1 ran1 of "oli oli#e C!ie C!ief  f  Inse Inse#t #tor or at t!e (egio egional nal Crim Crime e La)o La)ora rato tory ry &'#e &'#e%C %Cor ordi dill ller era, a, "!il "! ili ii ine ne *ati *ationa onall "oli# oli#e, e, Cam Cam Bado Bado +ang +angwa. wa. La Trini rinida dad, d, Benguet. 5@ 5@ ow ow long long !ave !ave you you )een )een ra# ra#ti ti#i #ing ng your your rofe rofess ssio ion n as a Medi#o%Legal &'#er +r. +ela m:ona< @ =A years sir. 56 Before you )e#ame a Medi#o%Legal &'#er of t!e "!iliine *ati *ationa onall "oli# oli#e, e, !ave !ave you you )een )een wor1i wor1ing ng as a riv rivate ate medi medi#a #all ra#titioner< 6 Des I am. 5E +uring your stint as a rivate medi#al ra#titioner, !ave you #ondu#ted autosies< E Des, Des, in rivate #aa#ity, I !ave #ondu#ted autosies. 5F 8!en did you start ra#ti#ing your rofession as a Medi#o% Legal &'#er in t!e (egional Crime La)oratory &'#e%Cordillera, "!iliine *ational "oli#e, +r. +r. +ela m:ona< F rom 00@ u to resent sir. 50 In your #aa#ity as a Medi#o%Legal &'#er of t!e (egional Crime La)oratory &'#e%Cordillera, "!iliine *ational "oli#e !ow

many #adavers !ave you #ondu#ted autosies from 00@ u to resent +r. +ela m:ona< 0 If my memory serve me )est, around two t!ousand H=,AAA )odies e-#luding autosies done during t!e Ty!oon Dolanda< 5A 8!at do you mean Je-#luding autosies done during t!e  Ty!oon  Ty!oon DolandaK< DolandaK< A 8e were #alled to !el in t!e identi>#ation of )odies after t!e ty!oon in Leyte and some of t!e )odies were su)2e#t to autosies. 5 5 +r. +ela +ela m:o m:ona na,, w! w!er ere e wer were you you on 9une 9une =A, =A, =AA6 =AA6 at around 0AA am<   I was in t!e (egi (egiona onall Crime La)orato La)oratory ry &'#e%Cor &'#e%Cordil diller lera, a, "!il "! ili ii ine ne *ati *ationa onall "oli# oli#e, e, Cam Cam Bado Bado +ang +angwa. wa. La Trini rinida dad, d, Benguet. 5= side from )eing t!e !ead of your o'#e, w!at are you doing t!ere< = I #ondu#ted an autosy au tosy re3uested )y t!e C!ief of "oli#e of La  Trinidad,  Trinidad, Benguet. 5? 5? May May I as1 as1 to w! w!os ose e remai emains ns !ave !ave you you #ondu ondu#t #ted ed t!e t!e autosy< ? I #ondu#ted t!e autosy on t!e remains of na . !an1ita sir. 5 ow are you a)le to identify t!at t!e remains )elongs to one na . !an1ita.   side ide from from !er !er denta entall re#or #ords sir, sir, t!e t!e remai emains ns wer were ersonally and visually identi>ed )y t!e mot!er of t!e vi#tim, Maria . !an1ita. 5@ +id Ms. !an1ita died in La Trinidad, Benguet< @ Des sir, to )e more se#i># at Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. 56 8!en was t!e )ody of Ms. !na1ita found< 6 &n 9une 0, =AA6 at around @AA m.

5E +r. +ela m:ona, w!at was t!e state of t!e )ody of Ms. !na1ita w!en you #ondu#ted su#! autosy< E T!e )ody E )ody was rev revio iousl usly y em)a em)alm lmed ed adult adult femal female e wit! wit! em)alming in#isions on t!e dierent arts of t!e )ody. er )ody is fairl fairly y deve develo loe ed d and fair fairly ly nouri nouris! s!ed ed.. T!er T!ere e were were e-tern -ternal al in2uries t!at were visi)ly seen in Ms. !an1ita7s )ody sir. sir. 5F 8!at are t!ese e-ternal in2uries, +r. +r. +ela m:ona< F T!es F T!ese e #om #omri rise se of mult multi ile le sta) sta) wound wounds s lo#a lo#ate ted d on t!e t!e !ead, ne#1, t!ora-, a)domen and some in#ised wound on !er e-tremities. 50 Can you des#ri)ed to us t!ese e-ternal in2uries< 0 Des sir, )ased on my e-ternal >ndings, t!ere was a sta) wound, enetrating, at t!e rig!t anterior ne#1 region, measuring ? - A.@#m in widest dimension and a sta) wound, enetrating, at t!e t!e lef left ante anteri rior or ne#1 ne#1 regio egion, n, meas measur urin ing g ?- A.@# A.@#m m in wide widest st dimension. 5=A 8!at is t!e t! e ee#t of su#! sta) wounds in t!e ne#1 n e#1 region +r. +r. +ela m:ona< =A Basi#ally, it !as in2ured t!e rig!t and left ne#1 mus#les and ma2or )lood vessels of t!e same area. 5= s you said t!ere were also sta) wounds on t!e t!ora- and a)dominal area, #an you lease des#ri)ed it to us< = Des sir, = sir, t!er t!ere e was was a sta) sta) woun wound, d, non% non%e ene netr trat atin ing, g, lef left e#t e#tor oral al regi region, on, meas measuri uring ng - - #m in wide widest st dime dimens nsio ion; n; also also t!ere were sta) wounds, enetrating, at t!e level of /t! ri) and /IIt /I It! ! ri), ri), along along t!e left left anter anterio iorr a-il a-illa lary ry line line,, )ot! )ot! meas measuri uring ng ?-A.@#m in widest dimension; and sta) wounds, enetrating, at t!e level of t!e /IIIt! and IIIrd ri)s, along t!e left mid%a-illary line, measuring ?-A.@#m in widest dimensions. 5== +r. +ela m:ona, t!ese various or s!ould I say multile sta) wounds, w!at in2uries it !ad #aused internally on t!e vi#tim7s )ody )ased on your >nding< == Sir, == Sir, su#! su#! multi multil le e sta) sta) wound wounds s !ad ene enetra trate ted d t!e left left t!ora#i# #avity, #ausing in2uries to t!e lower lo)e of t!e left lung and t!e sta) wound at t!e level of /IIt! ri), along t!e left anterior

a-illary line and t!e sta) wound, at t!e level of t!e /IIIt! ri), along t!e left mid%a-illary line !ad also #aused in2ury at t!e aeof t!e t!e !ea !eart. rt. T!e T!ese sta) sta) woun wound ds !ad !ad als also #ause aused d massi assive ve !emot!ora- on t!e vi#tim, around FAA ml of )lood #lots. 5=? Based on your >ndings do#tor, w!at is t!e #ause of t!e deat! of Ms. !an1ita< =? =? T!e #aus #ause e of deat deat! ! sir sir is !ear !eartt and and lef left lung ung in2u in2uri ries es,, se#ondary to multile sta) wounds w!i#! !ad resulted to massive )lood loss in t!e vi#tim #ausing !er deat!. urt!er, )ased on my >nding you #an #ategori:e su#! manner of deat! to )e a violent deat! due to sta))ing. 5= re all your >ndings redu#ed in writing +r. +ela m:ona< = Des sir, t!ere is an autosy reort. 5=@ 8!ere is t!e autosy reort< =@ It is #urrently in my ossession at t!is moment, sir. sir. 5=6 m I ermitted in mar1ing t!is Jautosy reortK as -!i)it  and t!e )ra# )ra#1 1eted eted sign signat atur ure e a)ov a)ove e t!e name name of 9ose 9ose . +ela +ela m:ona as -!. %< =6 Des sir. 5=E re you t!e same 9ose . +ela m:ona, t!e Medi#o%Legal &'#er w!o #ondu#ted t!e autosy in t!is #ase< =E Des, sir. 5=F Is t!e signature a'-ed in t!e autosy reort your signature do#tor< =F Des, =F es, t!e t!e sign signat atur ure e a'a'-ed in t!e t!e auto autos sy y reor eortt of Ms. Ms. !an1ita is my signature. 5=0 I am atta#!ing -!i)it  to your 2udi#ial a'davit to form art of it. +o you #on>rm my a#tion< =0 Des, sir. .................................

'ant furt!er sayet! naug!t. ! 3T!E"" 3HEREOF , I !ave !ereunto set my !and t!is ? rd

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I, %tt6& Christian .an %& Tala7ec , of legal age, iliino, wit! ost ostal al addr addres ess s =? Bali Baliwa wag g St. St. ala alaa ati ti ill ill,, Bagu Baguio io City, City, afte afterr )eing duly sworn deose and say . I was was t!e one w! w!o o #ond #ondu# u#te ted d t!e e-ami e-amina nati tion on of witne witness ss  ose E& +ela %89ona  at my aforementioned o'#e in (oom 60, Living La /ida Lo1a Bldg., Bo1aw1aw Bo1aw1aw (oad, Baguio City; =. I !ave !ave fait fait!f !ful ully ly re#or e#orde ded d or #aus #aused ed to )e re#or e#orde ded d t!e t!e 3uestions I as1ed and t!e #orresonding answer t!at t!e witness gave; ?. I nor any ot!er erson erson t!en resent resent or assisting assisting !im #oa#!ed #oa#!ed t!e witness regarding !is answer; ! 3T!E"" 3HEREOF , I !ave !ereunto set my !and t!is ? rd

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