Writ granted. Even assuming that a document captioned as an "Investigator's Report" is a portion of the coroner's report as envisioned by La. C.Cr.P. art. 105, the plain language of that article does not allow admission of such evidence for proof of any fact other than to show "death and the cause thereof." See State v. Dozier, 97-1564, p. 7 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/20/98),
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