The state of Texas has this excellent system where a functionary known as a "Justice of the Peace" can pronounce a person dead over the phone. Highly efficient system; does away with those icky death scene visits by trained medico-legal personnel, "investigation," you know, like that. All redounding to:
The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports-Washington Post.
The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports-Washington Post.
