The purpose of this research is to gain acknowledgement about the
function of visum et repertum as evidence in a rape crime trial and to know the
difficulties exist when the Judge put it into usage in the trial.
The research was done in descriptive-normative method, which is trying to
solve the existence of the problem based on the collected data and information.
The data and information gained and collected by interviews and documentation
of biblio-studies, then the data collection is qualitatively analyzed.
According to the research done and written in the thesis, revealed that the
main function of visum et repertum as evidence in a rape crime trial is made by
literal evidence and professional’s explanation. The main difficulty in using visum
et repertum as evidence is the time distance between visum et repertum
examination and the actual time of the crime. On many cases, the length of time
range between the examination and the crime scene results in distractions, and
will add more trouble in deciding the correct judgment. A visum et repertum made
by a doctor who is not a personnel of Law department has a different strength as
evidence according to CH 178 KUHAP. One thing that should be put into
consideration in the matter of filing and archiving in common State Trial is the
lack of uniformity of kind and model of visum et repertum according to the law.