Henderson v. State

Doyle, Presiding Judge.

*89Larry Henderson was charged with four counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer.1 Following a hearing, the trial court granted the State's motion to involuntarily medicate him in an attempt to make him competent to stand trial. Henderson appeals, arguing that the trial court failed to follow the test set forth in Sell v. United States2 and that he has a statutory right under OCGA § 37-3-163 to avoid involuntary medication. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the trial court's order and remand this case for further proceedings in light of this opinion.

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