Commitment

A Texas appeals court affirmed it was in the best interest of a schizophrenic man accused of stalking to order the <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Commitment.pdf"><strong>administration of psychoactive medication</strong></a> after he was found incompetent to stand trial; a psychiatrist testified the man was OK to take the medication despite his concerns of weight gain and heart problems.

FORT WORTH — A Texas appeals court upheld the forced medication of a man with schizophrenia so he stand trial on stalking charges. A psychiatrist testified the man was OK to take the medication despite his concerns of weight gain and heart problems.

Categories / Appeals, Criminal

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