Legal Opinion
United States v. Norman Breedlove
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 2014No. 13-3406PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The case before us raises the question whether a presentence detainee may be involuntarily medicated in order to restore competency for sentencing. In Sell v. United States the Supreme Court determined the framework for involuntarily administering antipsychotic drugs to a detainee in order to make him competent to stand trial. 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003). Because the district court made adequate findings as to each of the four Sell factors prior to approving the involuntary medication of Appellant Norman Breedlove, we now affirm. Breedlove…
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