Buschmann Claas T, Peters Mike
Aus dem Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Charité--Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Arch Kriminol. 2011 Nov-Dec;228(5-6):160-70.
Evaluation of the fitness of an accused person to participate in legal proceedings is a classic forensic activity. Before the trial, the forensic expert will already assess any preexisting somatic and psychological illnesses and give a written expert opinion describing the condition of the accused at the time of the examination and assessing whether he is fit to stand trial. Nevertheless, decompensation or aggravation of a disease may occur--especially in stress situations as they are to be expected for an accused in the courtroom--so that apart from the current evaluation of the state of health of the accused, emergency treatment may occasionally become necessary in the courtroom. The article tries to answer the question how the expert can meet this challenge.
评估被告人参与法律程序的适格性是一项典型的法医活动。在审判前，法医专家会评估被告人已有的任何躯体和心理疾病，并给出书面专家意见，描述检查时被告人的状况，并评估其是否适合受审。然而，疾病可能会出现失代偿或加重的情况——尤其是在压力情境下，比如被告人在法庭上可能会遇到的情况——因此，除了对被告人当前健康状况进行评估外，法庭上偶尔也可能需要进行紧急治疗。本文试图回答专家如何应对这一挑战的问题。
