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Show Giles Says Coroner Law Would Revamp Statutes attorney! and county physicians answerable to an overall ataU authority. "On thla authority would reat the obligation of signing death certificate in all unexplained deatha," Mr. Gllea continued. "The law ahould compel the atata au thority to eatlsfy hlmaelf as to cauae of deay, the meana and re-ponalbillty re-ponalbillty of death, if poaaible, before alining the certificate.' The atate law could also be strengthened by Incorporating a definition of "Hidden death," Mr. Gilea remarked. ent loopholea In the atata coroner law, Mr. Gllea pointed out that the physical characterises of Utah, with ita few densely populated popu-lated areaa where unexplained and votlent deatha were more likely to occur, made It Imperative to Incorporate In-corporate any atate-wlde Investigation Investi-gation system with local Jurisdiction. Jurisdic-tion. This could be done, he said, by making police, sheriffs, county Editor's Botes Thla la the sixth article la aeries explaining the views and the Intended actions of those men In Utah concerning concern-ing themaelvra with the need for sUU coroner's law. Complete alteration of Utah's present legal machinery pertain lug: to Investigation of sudden or violent deatha would be necessary, In the opinion of Atty. Gen. Grover A. Gllea, If the state is to have a comprehensive coroner law. x 1 can't agree with the atate-ment atate-ment that "anyone can get away with murder in Utah'," Mr. Giles said Friday. "Such a remark la a rather severe Indictment of those law enforcement officials who are doing, and have done, a laudatory job In protecting the people of Utah." Urges Study Mr. Gilea added that a comparison compari-son study of revised coroner laws In other states might be advisable before Utah legislators undertake similar action here. "The whole question la one that could stand a lot more study and attention," he aald. "Our legal provisions for such matters could certainly bear strengthening. The present law la too lax, and allows for too much division of responsibility." responsi-bility." A law aimed at making full investigations' in-vestigations' of certain types of deatha which could have been feloniously contrived mandatory haa been proposed by several Salt Lake City men, among them Dr. James Z. Davia, city health commissioner, com-missioner, and Police Chief L. C. Crowther. A sampling of opinion among Utah legislators revealed sentiment senti-ment favoring law to increase the protection of the public, but opposed op-posed to lawa which might encroach en-croach on the rights of Individuals. Individ-uals. In urging a tightening of prea- |
