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Category Archives: Toxicology

What role does Hypoxia play in Criminal Cases? {Assault/Trauma}

Assault, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Homicide, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

For both prosecutors and defense attorneys, it’s often important to know the defendant’s state of mind to litigate the case. If a defendant has a medical condition or traumatic injury that could result in hypoxia…

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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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Involuntary Intoxication when mixing Cocaine and Alcohol…? {MH/Tox}

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

What if someone knows how cocaine affects them, and they know how alcohol affects them, but not how they can affect them when taken together? The use of both cocaine and alcohol together results in…

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5 Things Criminal Attorneys Should Know About…Loss of Consciousness

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, General Medical, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

This is the 4th out of 6 in this series of “5 things criminal attorneys should know about…” which I first posted a few years ago. Each month I highlight some areas of medicine that…

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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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Benzodiazepines “Downers” {Mental Health/Toxicology}

DUI, General Medical, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

Benzodiazepines, or “Benzos” are a class of drug that commonly pop up in the criminal cases that we review. These sedative “Downers” are commonly prescribed for a variety of maladies; knowledge about the side effects…

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Was the Defendant Drunk or Concussed? {DUI/Gen Med}

Criminal Law, DUI, Emergency Department, EMS, General Medical, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

Was the Defendant Drunk or Concussed? If a person who is charged with a DUI and has a concussion, a review of the medical records by an expert can determine if the defendant has either:…

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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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Dismissing DUI Blood Draws {DUI/Gen Med}

DUI, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

I just got back from the DUI Defense Lawyers Association’s Mile High Summer Seminar 2016 in Denver where I presented on Medically Acceptable Blood Draws. The case law for this issue is from Cuevas and…

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Detecting Methamphetamine : Toxicology Time Window

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Detection Time of Methamphetamine: Compared to cocaine, methamphetamine’s effects can be more intense and last longer. The half-life for methamphetamine (the time period required for the body to decrease the blood level of methamphetamine by…

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Concentration and Metabolites: Methamphetamine

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Blood concentrations for methamphetamine use as a prescribed medication are typically in the range of .02-.05 mg/L for a person taking methamphetamine prescribed for attention deficit disorder, weight loss or narcolepsy.  Drug abuse with methamphetamine…

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Methamphetamine: Screening

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Screening: Methamphetamine is typically detected through urine and blood screens that offer positive or negative (“qualitative”) results. A positive result on a screen often leads to a confirmatory test that will use more sophisticated laboratory…

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