Legal Opinion
United States v. Joshua
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2010No. 10-6281PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge AGEE concurred.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Section 4248 of Title 18, enacted in the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, authorizes the civil commitment of “sexually dangerous” persons “in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.” 18 U.S.C. § 4248(a). The district court dismissed the government’s petition for civil commitment under § 4248 upon finding that an individual convicted and sentenced by United States Army court-martial but housed within a facility operated by the United…
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