United States DC Circuit

The government may administer antipsychotic drugs to a pretrial detainee against his will in order to render him competent to stand trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/16/2001
• Decided 07/27/2001
• Published 07/27/2001

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, RANDOLPH, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory L. Poe, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.


• For Appellees:
  
• David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher and Ronald L. Walutes, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorneys.