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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:09 AM Nov 2019

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Prisoner was dead for a few minutes in hospital, now argues that he served his life-sentence.

Murderer sentenced to life in prison.

Murderer suffered septic poisoning from kidney-stones, lost consciousness.

Driven to hospital, resusciated five times. Surgery. Antibiotics to treat the septic.

Now he claims in court that he died in hospital, and as a result he claims that his life-sentence counts as served.

He does not cite sources or legal precedent that would support his argument.

The court responded by arguing that it understood "life sentence" as "rest of his natural life" and dismissed his claim.

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Prisoner was dead for a few minutes in hospital, now argues that he served his life-sentence. (Original Post) DetlefK Nov 2019 OP

Falls into the "A for Effort"... 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #1

Laurence Shames' fictional character Bert the Shirt got out of the Mafia rzemanfl Nov 2019 #2

Saw this story a week or so ago underpants Nov 2019 #3

Part of the problem on the states whistler162 Nov 2019 #4

oh durn trof Nov 2019 #5

3catwoman3

(23,944 posts)

1. Falls into the "A for Effort"...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:27 AM

Nov 2019

...category.

rzemanfl

(29,554 posts)

2. Laurence Shames' fictional character Bert the Shirt got out of the Mafia

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:30 AM

Nov 2019

that way.

underpants

(182,603 posts)

3. Saw this story a week or so ago

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:31 AM

Nov 2019

Hey, it’s worth a shot.

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

4. Part of the problem on the states

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 08:09 PM

Nov 2019

part is that he had a DNR in place.

trof

(54,256 posts)

5. oh durn

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 08:28 PM

Nov 2019

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