Difference between revisions of "Positional asphyxiation"
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Improperly relying on a biased [[Wikipedia]] entry, the [[Michigan]] Supreme Court declared that: | Improperly relying on a biased [[Wikipedia]] entry, the [[Michigan]] Supreme Court declared that: | ||
{{cquote|"Positional asphyxia refers" to suffocation that results when someone's position prevents them from breathing properly. See < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Positional_asphyxia> (accessed July 27, 2004).}} | {{cquote|"Positional asphyxia refers" to suffocation that results when someone's position prevents them from breathing properly. See < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Positional_asphyxia> (accessed July 27, 2004).}} | ||
| − | Bryant v. Oakpointe Villa Nursing Ctr., Inc., 471 Mich. 411, 415 n.2, 684 N.W.2d 864, 867 (2004) | + | ''Bryant v. Oakpointe Villa Nursing Ctr., Inc.'', 471 Mich. 411, 415 n.2, 684 N.W.2d 864, 867 (2004). |
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[[category:legal Terms]] | [[category:legal Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 03:46, November 19, 2022
Positional asphyxiation is a fallacious medical theory misused to obtain criminal convictions. The theory is physically implausible and intrinsically entails reasonable doubt such that no reasonable jury would convict based on it.
Improperly relying on a biased Wikipedia entry, the Michigan Supreme Court declared that:
| “ | "Positional asphyxia refers" to suffocation that results when someone's position prevents them from breathing properly. See < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Positional_asphyxia> (accessed July 27, 2004). | ” |
Bryant v. Oakpointe Villa Nursing Ctr., Inc., 471 Mich. 411, 415 n.2, 684 N.W.2d 864, 867 (2004).