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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia suffered from a variety of health problems before his death in Texas earlier this month at age 79, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Presidio County District Attorney Rod Ponton told the AP that he had reviewed a letter from the justice's doctor outlining Scalia's medical history. The information — along with a sheriff's statement that there were no signs of foul play — led a county judge to certify that Scalia died from natural causes.
Ponton told the AP that Scalia had suffered from a number of ailments, including sleep apnea, degenerative joint disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, obesity, and diabetes before his death. The justice also smoked, his doctor noted. No autopsy was performed after Scalia was found dead at a rural ranch resort, and the judge made the death declaration over the phone.
Ponton received a copy of the letter from Scalia's doctor, and there were no signs of anything suspicious about the Feb. 13 death, he told the news agency.
The district attorney was not immediately available for a BuzzFeed News request for comment.
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