Paul Augustus Howell v. State of Florida

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• observing that Sell applies in Florida in cases involving the involuntary medication of forensic clients to restore competency to stand trial
• observing that this Court has, \prior to any directly applicable precedent from the United States Supreme Court as to the standard for an Eighth Amendment claim based on a challenge ... addressed [the issue.]\
• rejecting Howell’s attempt to satisfy the burden of proof regarding the constitutionality of midazo-lam by demonstrating weaknesses of the State’s testimony
• “[Howell] failed to establish that even if he reacted to midazolam in an unexpected manner, he would undergo needless suffering.” (emphasis supplied)

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