Legal Opinion
United States v. Abisai Rivera-Guerrero
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 2005No. 04-50493PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves questions relating to the involuntary medication of a defendant awaiting trial in federal court. After being arrested and charged with illegal entry, defendant Abisai Rivera-Guerrero was found incompetent to stand trial. Following his commitment to the Federal Medical Center (“FMC”) pursuant to an order dated November 4, 2003, the FMC doctors requested that the district court issue another order permitting him to be involuntarily medicated with anti-psychotic drugs for the purpose of restoring his competency so that he could stand trial. The court…
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