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the
U.S. Supreme Court
ruled in
Foucha v. Louisiana
that a person found
not guilty by reason of insanity
cannot be
committed
to a
mental institution
if he has no
mental illness
?
the
U.S. Supreme Court
ruled in
Jones v. United States
that a person found
not guilty by reason of insanity
of a
misdemeanor
crime can still be
committed
indefinitely to a
mental institution
?
before the
U.S. Supreme Court
ruling in
Jackson v. Indiana
, an
incompetent
criminal defendant
could be
involuntarily confined
indefinitely (as if given a
life sentence
) without a
trial
or a
conviction
?
according to the U.S.
landmark court case
Rennie v. Klein
, an
involuntarily committed
mental patient
has a
constitutional
right to refuse
psychiatric medication
?
Jesse Bankston
was fired as director of the Department of Hospitals for refusing to release the
Louisiana
Governor from
involuntary commitment
to a
mental institution
?
Guy Talarico
sponsored a bill that would require
involuntary commitment
for those with mental health issues if it is determined that it is likely that they will commit future crimes?
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Involuntary treatment
although
Louisiana
per
Perry v. Louisiana
forbids the
forced medication
of a
death row
inmate to make him
competent
for
execution
, some states allow it?
in
Sell v. United States
, the
Supreme Court
decided a dentist was
unconstitutionally
jailed for eight years without
trial
for refusing
to be medicated
with
psychiatric drugs
?
in the
landmark case
Riggins v. Nevada
, the
U.S. Supreme Court
decided that a
mentally ill
person cannot be
forced to take
antipsychotic medication
while on
trial
merely to maintain his
competency during trial
?
Mental disorder
according to the U.S.
landmark court case
Rennie v. Klein
, an
involuntarily committed
mental patient
has a
constitutional
right to refuse
psychiatric medication
?
the
U.S. Supreme Court
ruled that a
mental illness
is a
mitigating factor
in
death penalty cases
, but the
Supreme Court of California
in one case ruled that mental illness is an
aggravating factor
?
the
psychiatric hospital
of
Denmark
's
Capital Region
treats about 35,000 patients with
mental disorders
every year, which is about 40% of the nation's total?
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
in his dissenting opinion in the case of
Taylor v. Beckham
,
U.S. Supreme Court
justice
John Marshall Harlan
wrote that the right to hold elected offices should be considered part of the definition of "liberty" and protected by the
Fourteenth Amendment
?
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