Perry v. Louisiana

Perry v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 2, 1990
Decided November 13, 1990
Full case nameMichael Owen Perry v. State of Louisiana
Citations498 U.S. 38 (more)
111 S. Ct. 449; 112 L. Ed. 2d 338
Case history
PriorCertiorari to the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, appeal dismissed, 543 So. 2d 487 (La. 1989); cert. granted, 498 U.S. 38 (1990).
SubsequentOn remand, State v. Perry, 610 So. 2d 746 (La. 1992).
Holding
The forcible medication of individuals to render them competent to be executed is impermissible.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Case opinion
Per curiam
Souter took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Perry v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 38 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case over the legality of forcibly medicating a death row inmate with a mental disorder, to render him competent to be executed.[1]

  1. ^ Melton, Gary (1997). Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-1-57230-236-5.