Court Upholds Detention for ‘Sexually Dangerous’ 
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Published: January 12, 2012
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Judge G. Steven Agee
In one of the first cases arising out of the civil commitment system established by § 4248 as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the 4th Circuit upholds the statute against due process and equal protection claims, reverses the district court order to release appellant Gerald Wayne Timms, and ...
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