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Category Archives: Mitigation

The Long-Term Effects of Repetitive Head Trauma

Blunt Force Trauma, Criminal Law, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Traumatic Brain Injury in Criminal Cases After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), people can experience personality changes, social anxiety, irritability, anger, depression, general anxiety, mood swings, emotional lability, and feelings of being overwhelmed. The bottom line…

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Traumatic Brain Injury or Mental Illness?

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Homicide, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, UncategorizedBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

TBI and Mental Illness What if a defendant commits a crime because of being affected by either an acute brain injury or an acquired or inherited brain disease? This is called the “brain defense.” In…

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Alcohol Intoxication or Medical Issue?

Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Alcohol, trauma, or underlying medical condition? The legal limit of blood alcohol content is set by the US Department of Motor Vehicles at 0.08%. However, not everyone presents the same way clinically, as different individuals…

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The Danger of Microsleep

DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

What is a Microsleep? Have you ever been sitting in front of your computer and dozed off for a brief second, only to be jerked awake by a head-snap? If so, you have experienced a…

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Are alcoholics really at fault for their crimes?

Assault, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One such etiology is Wernicke encephalopathy. What is encephalopathy? Encephalopathy is a general term describing any disease of…

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What a criminal attorney needs to know about brain injuries.

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), Mitigation, Psych/Mental HealthBy Tara Godoy

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One of those underlying causes is brain injuries, or intracranial processes such as stroke, tumor or traumatic injury.…

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Delirium: What role does it play in criminal cases? {DUI/Gen Med}

Assault, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), General Medical, Homicide, Mitigation, Neonaticide/Filicide, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

In many of our cases we come across symptoms of delirium and are asked to determine if they are due to the assumed etiology, like alcohol or drug intoxication; or from something else, like seizures,…

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5 Things Criminal Attorneys Should Know About…Pressure Ulcers

Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), General Medical, Homicide, Mitigation, Policies and ProceduresBy Tara Godoy

We’ve been republishing a series called “5 things criminal attorneys should know about …” where we highlight some areas of medicine that often cross into the criminal fields. The topic of Pressure ulcers was not…

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5 Things Criminal Attorneys Should Know About…Seizures

Blunt Force Trauma, Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

For the next few months I’ll post “5 things criminal attorneys should know about …” and highlight some areas of medicine that often cross into the criminal fields. I did this series a few years…

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Can One Punch Kill? {Assault/Trauma}

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, Homicide, MitigationBy Tara Godoy

A review of medications and medical history can play a critical role in any case with traumatic injuries.

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Heroin Withdrawal and Intent {Mental Health/Toxicology}

Assault, Criminal Law, DUI, Homicide, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

“What symptoms of Heroin withdrawal would affect the defendant’s ability to form intent?” Heroin use is a common thread within the criminal system and can become relevant in cases where the defendant’s ability to form…

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Medical Records: Complications & Procedures

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Malpractice, Mitigation, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

For more information on the hospital course, other documents to look for include: Operative reports: These are generated if the patient undergoes any surgeries, and a separate report will be generated for each operation. Look…

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