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- authority type
- case
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- published_united_states_reports
- precedential status
- binding
- decision or issuance date
- 2003-06-16
- subsequent history
- Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
- negative treatment status
- Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
- material limitations
- Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules.
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Linked modules
Sell v. United States
Holding used
Rare-case conditions for medication solely to restore trial competency, priority of alternative grounds, and collateral-order appealability.
Material limitation
The medical evidence, charged offense, likely sentence, confinement, dangerousness, alternatives, side effects, and circuit procedure control.
Official source and pinpoints
539 U.S. 166, 175–83 (2003): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-539/pdf/USREPORTS-539-166.pdf