U.S. v. VOLUNGUS

No. 12-1394.

730 F.3d 40 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, Appellee, v. John Charles VOLUNGUS, Respondent, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Gold , Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Tamara Fisher , Federal Defender Office, on brief for appellant.

Jennifer A. Serafyn , Assistant United States Attorney, and Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Charles Volungus challenges an order from the District of Massachusetts directing his civil confinement as a "sexually dangerous person" under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, 18 U.S.C. § 4248 ("the Adam Walsh Act" or "the Act"). Volungus maintains that the government failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he was in fact a "sexually dangerous person." Finding no error, we affirm.

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