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U.S. v. WATSON

Nos. 88-2578, 89-1033.

893 F.2d 970 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gale WATSON, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jackson HOLMES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Steven Brown, Springfield, Mo., for Watson.

Philip M. Moomaw, Springfield, Mo., for Holmes.

David Jones and Michael D. Hood, Springfield, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges, and HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Two federal prisoners, Jackson Rip Holmes and Gale Watson,1 ask this Court to decide whether they have a constitutional right to refuse the administration of psychotropic medications. We hold that federal prisoners suffering from a mental disease or defect have a qualified right to refuse such treatment. We reverse the district court's order allowing the government to forcibly medicate Holmes and remand the...

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