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U.S. v. DILLON

No. 13-3044.

738 F.3d 284 (2013)

United States of America, Appellee, v. Simon A. DILLON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Davis , appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Mary E. Davis , appointed by the court.

David B. Goodhand , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , G. Michael Harvey , and Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: KAVANAUGH and SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:

This appeal contests the District Court's order authorizing the Government to medicate Defendant-Appellant Simon Dillon, by force if necessary, for the sole purpose of rendering him competent to stand trial. We review this matter with a sobering awareness that requiring a person to take unwanted psychotropic medication entails a grave deprivation of a liberty interest protected by the Due Process...

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