title: Criminal procedure--substantive due process--D.C. Circuit holds that the government may forcibly treat incompetent criminal defendants with antipsychotic medication to render them competent to stand trial. --United States v. Weston, 255 F.3d 873 (D.C. Cir. 2001), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Sept. 5, 2001) (No. 01-6161).
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D003416:Criminal Law; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents