Legal Opinion
United States v. Grape
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 11, 2008No. 07-3682PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
John Douglas Grape suffers from a long history of serious mental illness and is currently incarcerated pending trial on two charges involving the receipt and possession of child pornography. The District Court initially found Grape incompetent to stand trial on these charges, and the Government correspondingly wished to medicate him involuntarily pursuant to Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003), to render him competent. The District Court agreed with the Government and ordered Grape forcibly medicated following a…
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