United States v. Mackey, No. 12-2274 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseAfter defendant was indicted for failing to register as a sex offender and the parties stipulated that he was incompetent to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his defense, the government moved to medicate him involuntarily to restore his competency to stand trial. Pursuant to Sell v. United States, the court concluded that an important government interest was at stake; that involuntary medication would significantly further that governmental interest; that involuntary medication was necessary to further that interest; and that administration of the drugs was medically appropriate. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's grant of the government's motion to medicate defendant involuntarily.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. The district court did not err in applying the criteria set forth in Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003) when it granted the government's motion to medicate defendant involuntarily to restore his competency to stand trial.
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