Tuesday's ruling comes days after the court said it would review an appeal by attorneys for the government who argued the alleged gunman should be forced to take anti-psychotic drugs for his behavior.
The federal appeals court last week temporarily halted the forced medication.
"Since Loughner has not been convicted of a crime, he is presumptively innocent and is therefore entitled to greater constitutional protections than a convicted inmate," court documents said.
"While both interests are significant, we conclude that preserving the dignity and bodily integrity of an individual who has not been convicted of a crime is the stronger interest, especially when the government has demonstrated that it is able to prevent that individual from harming himself or others."
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The "alleged gunman". Several witnesses saw him pull the trigger and a few took brave steps to take him down. In a situation like this where there are witnesses that it was him that did the killing, no trial, no jail time being fed on the taxpayers dollar, no medication just a 20cent bullet to the head like he did to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. That would save a lot of court time and a lot of money.
he doesn't even look real.
He is a mind controlled Satan Worshipper.
Got secret society?
He is a brainwashed right wing extremist if anything.
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