Hmmm. The discussion from earlier today (in my time zone) regarding the case of the poor sods who got evil cloud dusted into soul crushing murder dispensers not being recognized as killers for whatever reason does lead to a few more questions. Now bear with me, I don't dig too terribly deeply into Dwarven justice in a very micro management way.
As I understand it currently, we have a few ways of a unit being accused of a crime:
1: Half the fort sees Urist McBadtemper throw a hissy and punch some hapless clod. The severed part flies off in an arc. Report filed with Sheriff.
2: A passing Peach-Faced Lovebird Man catches a passing glimpse of Urist McCatlady running away from the butcher's workshop coated in somebody's blood, when presently Adom McCatbutcher is subsequently found dead. Rumor started.
3: Rath McTosspot has a grudge against Tal McOtherTosspot and accuses him of some real crime that he clearly has no evidence to support. Grudge continues.
4: Urist McBoneRings, DefinatelyNotAVampire, sets the blame for the recent string of deaths by exsanguination squarely on the many shoulders of a moderately sized flock of juvenile blue peafowl. Deliberately false report.
The question arises, in the farther future of Justice Arc development, how do you intend for cases of death under mysterious, or disputed circumstances to be sorted? Will there need to be an autopsy done by the Chief Medical Dwarf? Will there be a new elected or appointed Fortress Coroner position? Could the gods give us a sign?