United States v. Grape

OPINION and ORDER

MAURICE B. COHILL, JR., Senior District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court for consideration of the request of the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners to involuntarily medicate the defendant to restore him to competency in order to stand trial. The Court conducted a hearing on June 26, 2007, in Erie, Pennsylvania, pursuant to Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003), to determine whether the Court may allow involuntary medication of the defendant. For the reasons stated below we will permit the government to…