Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sell v. United States
Sell v. United States, 537 U.S. 999 (2002)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2002-11-04
- Topic
- litigation
C. A. 8th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Motion of Law Office of Julie Ruiz-Sierra for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae denied. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether the Court of Appeals erred in rejecting petitioner’s argument that allowing the Government to admin *1000 ister antipsychotic medication against his will solely to render him competent to stand trial for nonviolent offenses would violate his rights under the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments?”
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C. A. 8th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Motion of Law Office of Julie Ruiz-Sierra for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae denied. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether the Court of Appeals erred in rejecting petitioner’s argument that allowing the Government to admin *1000 ister antipsychotic medication against his will solely to render him competent to stand trial for nonviolent offenses would violate his rights under the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments?”