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U.S. v. WOOD

No. 12-7653.

741 F.3d 417 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Vernon Dale WOOD, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Edward Todd, Jr. , Office of the Federal Public defender, Greenville, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael Gordon James , Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas P. McNamara , Federal Public Defender, G. Alan DuBois , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Thomas G. Walker , United States Attorney, Rudy A. Renfer , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion in which Judge SHEDD and Judge THACKER joined.

HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Below, following a hearing, the district court found that Vernon Dale Wood (Wood) was a "sexually dangerous person" under the Adam Walsh Act, 18 U.S.C. § 4248 (the Act). As a result, the district court committed Wood to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States. Wood appeals, and we affirm.

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