Legal Opinion
Kulas v. Valdez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1998No. 96-17198PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge.
Theodore Chester Kulas appeals the judgment of the district court in favor of defendants in his civil action for forced medication with antipsychotic drugs.
FACTS
Kulas was charged by the State of Arizona with crimes involving dealing in drugs. On April 22, 1993 there was a hearing in the Superior Court of Pima County before Howard Hantman, Judge Pro Tempore, as to Kulas’s competency to stand trial. Kulas was represented by appointed counsel. Two appointed experts reported that he was incompetent. The court orally found him incompetent, adding “but there is substantial…
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