Simpson v. Morgan

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Application for writ of mandamus.

Kenneth Earl Simpson died in a city jail cell on March 16, 1988. The Relators are the surviving spouse and the Administrator of the Estate of the Deceased, Mr. Simpson. The death certificate reflects that the immediate cause of death was asphyxia, which, in turn, was due to or as a consequence of trauma to the neck. The cause of the death, in a box on the Certificate of Death, entitled “Acc. Suicide, Horn., Undet. or Pending Invest. (Specify)”, is filled in with the words “Pending Invest-DA”.

The Relators base this original proceeding…