Riggins v. Nevada
1992 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Riggins v. Nevada, 504 U.S. 127 (1992), is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court decided whether a mentally ill person can be forced to take antipsychotic medication while they are on trial to allow the state to make sure they remain competent during the trial.[1]
Quick Facts Riggins v. Nevada, Argued January 15, 1992 Decided May 18, 1992 ...
Riggins v. Nevada | |
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Argued January 15, 1992 Decided May 18, 1992 | |
Full case name | Riggins v. Nevada |
Citations | 504 U.S. 127 (more) 112 S. Ct. 1810; 118 L. Ed. 2d 479 |
Case history | |
Prior | Riggins v. State, 107 Nev. 178, 808 P.2d 535 (1991) |
Holding | |
The forcible medication of the petitioner on trial violated his rights guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, Stevens, Souter |
Concurrence | Kennedy (in judgment) |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia (except as to Part II–A) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV |
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