Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sam
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 2008No. 49 EAP 2005PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CASTILLE.
Today we decide two appeals that present the identical issue of whether an inmate who is presently incompetent may be compelled to take psychiatric medication in order to render him competent to determine whether to pursue relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 In this matter, as in the companion case of Commonwealth v. Watson, 597 Pa. 483, 952 A.2d 541, 2008 WL 2806576 (2008), which we also decide today, the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (“PCRA court”) denied a request by the Commonwealth for an order to compel the administration of…
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