The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that Jared Lee Loughner, an individual who is charged with shooting Representative Gabrielle Giffords, could refuse taking forced antipsychotic medication while he appealed his treatment prescribed by prison doctors. Loughner, who has been prosecuted for the Tucson shooting, is currently facing “Alleged Tucson Shooter Can Refuse Antipsychotic Medication”
Federal Judge Approves Forced Medication for Alleged Tucson Shooter
Federal district court judge Larry A. Burns in San Diego has recently ruled that Jared Lee Loughner, an individual who is charged with shooting Representative Gabrielle Giffords, will continue taking forced antipsychotic drugs in order to make him competent to stand trial. Loughner has been prosecuted for the Tucson shooting “Federal Judge Approves Forced Medication for Alleged Tucson Shooter”