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U.S. v. Ruiz-Gaxiola, No. 08-10378 (9th Cir.) (623 F.3d 684) (September 24, 2010) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

Loaded on Oct. 11, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists October 11, 2010
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On at least three occasions in the past, the Supreme Court has made it clear that the Government is allowed to medicate a defendant involuntarily for the purpose of rendering him competent to stand trial only in rare circumstances. (See, Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210 (1990); Riggins v. Nevada, ...

 

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  1. U.S. v. Ruiz-Gaxiola, No. 08-10378 (9th Cir.) (623 F.3d 684) (September 24, 2010) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
  2. U.S. v. Ghailani, No. S10 98 Crim. 1023 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (2010 WL 4006381) (October 6, 2010) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan)
  3. U.S. v. Irving, No. 08-CR-640 (JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (682 F.Supp.2d 243) (February 8, 2010) (Judge John Gleeson)
  4. U.S. v. Bennett, No. 06-50580 (9th Cir.) (621 F.3d 1131) (September 10, 2010) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw)
  5. U.S. v. DiTomasso, No. 08-2567 (1st Cir.) (621 F.3d 16) (September 22, 2010) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
  6. U.S. v. Ghailani, No. S10 98 Crim. 1023 (S.D.N.Y.) (743 F.Supp.2d 216) (October 6, 2010) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan)
  7. U.S. v. Edwards, No. 08-30055 (9th Cir.) (622 F.3d 1215) (September 20, 2010) (Per Curiam)
  8. U.S. v. Polouizzi, No. 09-4594-cr (2nd Cir.) (393 Fed.Appx. 784) (September 22, 2010) (Per Curiam)
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  11. U.S. v. Kottwitz, No. 08-13740 (11th Cir.) (614 F.3d 1241) (August 19, 2010) (Per Curiam)

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