Legal Opinion
Hills v. Comwlth of KY
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2006No. 05-6298PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
After Anthony Lee Hills was arrested and charged with burglary, a Kentucky court ordered him transferred to the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center (KCPC) for observation, assessment, and treatment because of questions regarding his competency to stand trial and his mental state at the time of the alleged crime. During the course of his treatment, Hills was forcibly administered an antipsychotic drug as authorized by the state court. The charges against him were ultimately dropped.
Hills subsequently sued the KCPC and several of its mental-health…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Thaddeus-X and Earnest Bell, Jr. v. BlatterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Calvin B. Champion v. Outlook Nashville, Inc., Debbie MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Alan Hoover v. Timothy WalshCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
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