Difference between revisions of "Positional asphyxiation"
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(A total of 608 decisions -- 408 federal and 200 state -- refer to this bogus, unscientific theory.) |
(The U.S. Supreme Court has never used this term.) |
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''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). | ||
| − | A total of 608 decisions -- 408 federal and 200 state -- refer to this bogus, unscientific theory. | + | A total of 608 decisions -- 408 federal and 200 state -- refer to this bogus, unscientific theory. The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has never used this term. |
[[category:legal Terms]] | [[category:legal Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 04:04, 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).
A total of 608 decisions -- 408 federal and 200 state -- refer to this bogus, unscientific theory. The U.S. Supreme Court has never used this term.