Posted on 05/17/2002 7:27:13 AM PDT by Pern
The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals has refused a petition for a rehearing to overturn the forced drugging of Charles Sell, a St. Louis dentist charged with billing fraud.
Last week's 5-4 oral decision comes after a March 2002 ruling that found that a defendant can be forcibly drugged even though he has not been convicted of any charges or found to be a danger.
The petition was supported by Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and American Civil Liberties Union.
"The court's ruling is in obvious conflict to Supreme Court rulings," said AAPS attorney Andrew Schlafly. "The stunning breadth of the decision leaves few, if any, defendants free from the threat of being medicated against their will."
The majority opinion issued in March acknowledging that "the evidence does not support a finding that Sell posed a danger to himself or others" but still found that "charges of fraud" alone were "serious" enough to justify forced medication. Further, the court held that there were no limits on the quantity or type of drugs.
Sell, charged with Medicaid fraud, has been imprisoned for more than four years, including one-and-a-half years in solitary confinement, AAPS said. He has never been brought to trial.
Holy Sh*t!!! Forced drugging for fraud. You would think they had more deserving criminals to be subjected to this. Not a white collar con.
Sell, charged with Medicaid fraud, has been imprisoned for more than four years,...He has never been brought to trial.
Wow. That's a scary situation.
Amendment VI: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial..."
Sell, charged with Medicaid fraud, has been imprisoned for more than four years, including one-and-a-half years in solitary confinement, AAPS said. He has never been brought to trial.
This isn't supposed to happen here.
No, forced drugging and incarceration for CHARGES of fraud. You can be charged with almost anything so parts of our country are no different from Cuba, China, Islamic countries, etc.
I agree, though unfortunately that's not "breaking news."
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