Legal Opinion
United States v. Walter Wooden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2012No. 11-7226PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge KEENAN joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Chief Judge:
Approximately three months before Walter Wooden was to be released from federal prison, the government sought to commit him as a “sexually dangerous person,” 18 U.S.C.A. § 4248(a) (West Supp. 2012), under the civil-commitment provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (the “Act”), Pub.L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 18 and 42 U.S.C.A.). After an evidentiary hearing, the…
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