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Spitz and Fisher, 'Medical Legal Investigation of Death' (Third Edition)

The third edition of Spitz and Fisher's Medical Legal Investigation of Death was cited for an ideal postmortem gastric-emptying protocol on page 29 and for the proposition on page 31 that identifiable stomach contents were usually ingested within two hours. Kelberg used the text in time-of-death argument and questioning.

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