Opinion ID: 2593661
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Certification of Death

Text: ¶ 8 After performing the autopsy, Dr. Grey concluded Pamela Mead had fallen on the bricks surrounding the pond. He certified the cause of her death as drowning and the manner of her death as an accident. Dr. Grey made the death certificate on August 16, the day after Pamela Mead's death. That same day, Kevin Harris, one of the Meads' neighbors, went into the Meads' backyard to examine the floodlights, because he had noticed on the night of Pamela Meads' death that the lights were not working. He discovered the lights were functional, but the bulbs had simply been unscrewed. Also that day, John Mead, David Mead's brother, contacted Allstate Insurance Company both to inquire about Pamela Mead's policy and to make certain no one else could receive information regarding the policy. ¶ 9 After discussing the information available to the police with Detective Jill Candland, who oversaw the investigation of Pamela Mead's death, Dr. Grey amended the certification as to the manner of Pamela Mead's death to pending investigation. He amended the certificate on August 19, three days after his initial certification.