making such treatment decisions. However, Riggins was not convicted at the time he was involuntarily medicated. In Riggins v. Nevada, the Court said that not only had the medication to be a medically appropriate means of attaining an important state objective such as competency, but the medication must be the least intrusive means of attaining the objective. However, although the treatment must be the least intrusive (for example, to allow the individual to retain a clear head to consult with his attorney as well as to avoid medication side effects), the court did not say that involuntary medication is never appropriate to achieve the state's goal. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 504 List of United States Supreme Court cases Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court Sell v. United States Perry v. Louisiana Ford v. Wainwright Footnotes External links Medicating Incompetent Defendants against Their Will to Restore Competency: Sell v. United States Changes Current Practice American Bar Association - Forced Medication of Legally Incompetent Prisoners: A Primer Summary New York State Defenders Association United States Supreme Court cases 1992 in United States case law Adjudicative competence case law United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court