U.S. v. OSBORN

No. 18-4009.

921 F.3d 975 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joan OSBORN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED April 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy B. Cleary , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Rene L. Valladares , Federal Public Defender, and Cristen C. Thayer , Assistant Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Defendant-Appellant.

Syrena C. Hargrove , Assistant United States Attorney ( Bart M. Davis , United States Attorney, with her on the brief), United States Attorney's Office, District of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HOLMES, BALDOCK, and CARSON, Circuit Judges.


In Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 169, 180-81, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003), the Supreme Court outlined a demanding four-part test that, if satisfied, allows the government to forcibly medicate a mentally ill but nonviolent criminal defendant "to render...

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