U.S. v. Brandon, No. 97-3812 (6th Cir.) (158 F.3d 947) (October 23, 1998) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman)
Here the Court concluded that a non-dangerous pretrial detainee, whom institutional medical personnel sought to forcibly treat with antipsychotic medication solely to render him competent to stand trial, was constitutionally entitled to greater protection than that afforded by the administrative procedures delineated in 28 C.F.R. § 549.43.
The Government argued ...
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