| Perry v. Louisiana | |
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| Argued October 2, 1990 Decided November 13, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Michael Owen Perry v. State of Louisiana |
| Citations | 498 U.S. 38 (more) 111 S. Ct. 449; 112 L. Ed. 2d 338 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Certiorari to the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, appeal dismissed, 543 So. 2d 487 (La. 1989); cert. granted, 498 U.S. 38 (1990). |
| Subsequent | On remand, State v. Perry, 610 So. 2d 746 (La. 1992). |
| Holding | |
| The forcible medication of individuals to render them competent to be executed is impermissible. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Per curiam | |
| Souter took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Perry v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 38 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case over the legality of forcibly medicating a death row inmate with a mental disorder, to render him competent to be executed.[1]
- ^ Melton, Gary (1997). Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-1-57230-236-5.
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