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U.S. v. Sell, No. 01-1862 (8th Cir.) (282 F.3d 560) (March 7, 2002) (Judge Gerald W. Heaney)

Loaded on April 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists April 08, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Antipsychotic Drugs/Forced Medication.

Here, a divided panel held, as a matter of first impression, that the Government could, subject to certain limitations, forcibly administer antipsychotic drugs to a pretrial detainee for the purpose of rendering him competent to stand trial.

The forced use of antipsychotic drugs to restore a defendant to competency is ...

 

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  1. U.S. v. Sell, No. 01-1862 (8th Cir.) (282 F.3d 560) (March 7, 2002) (Judge Gerald W. Heaney)
  2. Hoang v. Comfort, No. 01-1136 (10th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1247) (March 5, 2002) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe)
  3. U.S. v. Lynch, No. 00-30247 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1049) (March 12, 2002) (Judge J. Clifford Wallace)
  4. U.S. v. Smith, No. 00-3860 (8th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1045) (March 15, 2002) (Judge James B. Loken)
  5. Fattahi v. Bureau of of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, No. CIV.A.01-1094-A (E.D.Va.) (186 F.Supp.2d 656) (February 26, 2002) (Judge Thomas Selby III Ellis)
  6. U.S. v. Warnick, No. 01-4364 (4th Cir.) (287 F.3d 299) (April 16, 2002) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
  7. Kaufmann v. U.S., No. 00-15458 (11th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1336) (February 21, 2002) (Judge Rosemary Barkett)
  8. Kaufmann v. U.S., No. 00-15458 (11th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1336) (February 21, 2002) (Judge Rosemary Barkett)
  9. U.S. v. Gomes, No. 01-1143 (2nd Cir.) (289 F.3d 71) (April 24, 2002) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)
  10. Thompson v. Davis, No. 01-15091 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 780) (March 8, 2002) (Per Curiam)
  11. Reese v. Baldwin, No. 01-35153 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1184) (March 12, 2002) (Judge Ronald M. Gould)

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