U.S. v. TURNER

No. 11-10038.

689 F.3d 1117 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marc Christopher TURNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin David Galloway , Federal Public Defender's Office, Sacramento, CA, for defendant-appellant Marc Christopher Turner.

Richard A. Friedman (argued), United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee the United States.

Camil A. Skipper , United States Office of the U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiff-appellee the United States.

Opinion by Judge McKEOWN; Dissent by Judge M. SMITH.


OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (the "Adam Walsh Act" or the "Act") sets up a process for civil commitment of "sexually dangerous persons." This appeal raises the question of whether a civil detention under the Act constitutes a term of imprisonment that both precludes and tolls the commencement of a supervised release term of a sex offender who has completed his incarceration for a criminal conviction.

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