People v. Feezel’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. “[I]n the criminal law context, the term "cause" has acquired a unique, technical meaning. Specifically, the term and concept have two parts: factual causation and proximate causation. Factual causation exists if a finder of fact determines that "but for" defendant's conduct the result would not have occurred. A finding of factual causation alone, however, is not sufficient to hold an individual criminally responsible. The prosecution must also establish that the defendant's conduct was a proximate cause of, in this case, the accident or the victim's death. Proximate causation is a legal construct designed to prevent criminal liability from attaching when the result of the defendant's conduct is viewed as too remote or unnatural. [ People v. Feezel , 486 Mich. 184 , 194-195, 783 N.W.2d 67 (2010) (quotation marks and citations omitted).]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 323 Mich. App. 526 - People of Michigan v. Christopher Duran Head · 325 Mich. App. 449 - People of Michigan v. Edward Michael Czuprynski

2. “The experts agreed that carboxy THC [inactive THC] is a 'metabolite,' or byproduct of metabolism, created in the human body during the body's biological process of converting marijuana into a water-soluble form that can be excreted more easily. Its presence in the blood conclusively proves that a person ingested THC at some point in time. However, carboxy THC itself has no pharmacological effect on the body and its level in the blood correlates poorly, if at all, to an individual's level of THC-related impairment. In fact, carboxy THC could remain in the blood long after all THC has gone, as THC quickly leaves the blood and enters the body's tissues. [Citation.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. David v. Hernandez

3. “Id . at 142, 693 N.W.2d 801 (quotation marks and citation omitted). In making this determination, this Court should focus”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 324 Mich. App. 529 - People of Michigan v. Dakota Lee Shorter