Legal Opinion
United States v. Tom
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2009No. 08-2345PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Roger Dean Tom pled guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor and was sentenced by the district court to 120 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release. Two days before the end of his prison term the United States filed a petition under 18 U.S.C. § 4248 to have him civilly committed as a “sexually dangerous person.” The district court granted Tom’s motion to dismiss the petition after concluding that the authorizing legislation was unconstitutional. The United States appeals, and we reverse.
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In 1997 Tom pled guilty in the United States District…
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