¨Sell v. U.S., 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct.
2174 (2003)
1.“Important governmental interests at stake.”
2.“Involuntary medication will significantly further those concomitant
state interests.”
3.“Involuntary medication is necessary to further those interests.
The court must find that any alternative, less intrusive treatments are unlikely to achieve
substantially the same
results.”
4.“Administration of the drugs is medically appropriate, i.e., in the
patient's best medical interest in light of his medical condition. The specific kinds of drugs at issue
may matter here as
elsewhere. Different kinds of antipsychotic drugs may produce different side effects and enjoy
different levels of success.”
