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U.S. v. WETMORE

No. 15-1522.

812 F.3d 245 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joel WETMORE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 5, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Craven III , for appellant.

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

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (the Act) allows the federal government to seek civil commitment of any "sexually dangerous person" already in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). See 18 U.S.C. § 4248(a). Pursuant to the Act, an individual is deemed to be sexually dangerous (and thus unfit...

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