Dismissal Order Vacated in ‘Sexually Dangerous Person’ Cases 
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Published: June 8, 2011
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Judge Robert B. King
In this action by the government seeking civil commitment of nine federal prisoners as “sexually dangerous persons” under 18 U.S.C. § 4248, the 4th Circuit says the district court erred in dismissing the proceeding on the ground that, for these prisoners whose sentences included terms of supervised release, the government should have proceeded under § ...
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