A FEDERAL appeals court has established a standard for medicating criminal defendants against their wishes so they will be competent to stand trial.
The first impression ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected arguments that the Bill of Rights for Mental Health Patients (42 U.S.C. �9501 and ��10841, et seq.) prohibits involuntary medication of criminal defendants who are not considered to be dangerous.
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