Case Name: Sell v. United States
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-11-04
Citations: 537 U.S. 999
Docket Number: No. 02-5664
Parties: Sell v. United States.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 537
Pages: 999–1000

Head Matter:
No. 02-5664.
Sell v. United States.

Opinion:
C. A. 8th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Motion of Law Office of Julie Ruiz-Sierra for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae denied. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether the Court of Appeals erred in rejecting petitioner's argument that allowing the Government to admin ister antipsychotic medication against his will solely to render him competent to stand trial for nonviolent offenses would violate his rights under the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments?"