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Singleton v. Norris, No. 00-1492 (8th Cir.) (319 F.3d 1018) (February 10, 2003) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2003 published in Punch and Jurists January 20, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Antipsychotic Drugs/Forced Medication.

Here, by a vote of 6 to 5, the Court held that the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment would not be violated if prison authorities forcibly administered antipsychotic drugs to the petitioner to render him sane for execution.

Here, in reversing a prior panel decision, a divided en ...

 

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