U.S. v. Weston, No. 01-3027 (D.C. Cir.) (255 F.3d 873) (July 27, 2001) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph)
Here the Court approved the forced use of antipsychotic drugs on a pretrial detainee who has been accused of killing two policemen in an attempt to make him competent to stand trial on the grounds of the government's interest in bringing him to justice.
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