That would be a crime. But, it doesn’t justify choking him out.
you can be “choked out” without using your hands??....neat trick.
Try to restrict your air intake by pressing on the back and then a side if your neck.
You can only be choked by frontal pressure.
Was he choked out? It's my understanding that the autopsy report said he died of cardio pulmonary failure, and that he did not die of asphyxiation.