Not when he is over weight and has his hands cuffed behind him.
The article mentions nothing about weight being a factor. Also it should make little difference where your hands or arms are. Here's why it works:
""And, what we do is we simply turn people over and they lie on their stomach. By doing that, the heart falls off the lungs and opens up a little bit more of the lung,"" It's all about being on your stomach.
What does the autopsy report say he died of?