Can a state involuntarily administer antipsychotic drugs to a mentally ill defendant facing serious criminal charges to render that defendant competent to stand trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brown v. The Lakes Crossing Ctr., 21-15103 (9th Cir. 2021):
[1] Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 179 (2003) (establishing the circumstances under which a state may "involuntarily . . . administer antipsychotic drugs to a mentally ill defendant facing serious criminal charges in order to render that defendant competent to stand trial").
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