Whether state prisoners have a statutory right to refuse long-term treatment with psychotropic drugs absent a judicial determination of incompetence

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Petitioner, Raymond Alford Bradford, ( H-/b256) Seeks relier under Kheyhea ¥. Rudshen ! 178 cal. APP. 3d $27, 597 (1986) /n whith the California Courl of APPeal ht/d that “State Prrooners Presently have & S#aturory righr Fo refuse Long? Term trearment wir Psv¥choTroPic drugs absent a dudievsl determination thar #hty are incomPetent To do Jo”... APParenily, [both] the Qt? Circuit Court oF APPeals LAndd Lower ¢ourt ( u-SDistrict Court, Eastern District of California » (Fresno) ) e@iearly dis agrees With the Callfornta Court oF APPeals decision Lndtr keyhea v. Rushen, a5 it @PPlics To fll State Prisoners including [ Petitioner J Therefore, to resolve rhe existence of a conflict between the deessjiog ts) OF the 979 Circuit Court of ApPeals oF whlch review Is Sought and a decision oF the Cali. fornia Court of APPeal on the Same issue. For this legal Gucsti0a wilh un T doubtediy] efFeet many more L prisoners J TO come, and its im portance wiht paise Awareneas to the pudiie On phys jsoue. Ee ‘ :