United States v. Bradley

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

Steven Paul Bradley (Bradley) was found incompetent to stand trial. Physicians at a government medical facility, however, concluded Bradley’s competency to stand trial could be restored through treatment with anti-psychotic drugs. After Bradley’s repeated refusal to take such medication, the district court, pursuant to the standards set forth in Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003), ordered Bradley to be involuntarily medicated in order to render him competent to stand trial. Bradley appeals this order. Exercising jurisdiction…