At Robert Kennedy’s insistence, Chief Justice Earl Warren personally reviewed the evidence relating to President Kennedy’s medical treatment and autopsy.  Because the photos were so gruesome, Warren prevented the staff attorneys from using the autopsy evidence to corroborate the testimony of medical witnesses.  Belin described this decision as “disastrous” because it “gave rise to wild speculation and rumor” about the President’s injuries.  Belin believed that the Kennedy family’s desire for privacy was outweighed by the public’s need to know the facts about the assassination.