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U.S. v. BROOKS

No. 12-30264.

750 F.3d 1090 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Harvey BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Renée Manes (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Stephen F. Peifer (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, S. Amanda Marshall , United States Attorney, Kelly A. Zusman , Appellate Chief, Office of the United States Attorney, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and MORGAN CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:

Among the most weighty decisions our society can make is to subject someone to a powerful medication against his or her will. The government must meet the demanding standard set by the Supreme Court in Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003), before involuntary medication may be administered in an effort to restore a defendant's competency to stand...

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