United States Eighth Circuit

Arkansas may forcibly administer antipsychotic drugs to a prisoner whose date of execution has been set, and does not violate the Eighth Amendment when it executes a prisoner who had become incompetent during his long stay on death row, but who subsequently regained competency through appropriate medical care.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2003
• Published 02/10/2003

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Chief Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HEANEY, BRIGHT, McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, and RILEY, Circuit Judges, En Banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey M. Rosenzweig, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kelly K. Hill, argued, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, AR, for appellee.