United States v. Phillip Leclair

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Phillip LeClair appeals the district court’s 2 order committing him to the custody of the Attorney General because he was found to suffer from a mental disease or defect posing a substantial risk of either bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another. 18 U.S.C. § 4246. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 12, 2000, police arrested LeClair and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. While visiting his parents, LeClair reportedly hit an appliance repairman over the head with either an axe or a log splitter without apparent…