U.S. v. WEDINGTON

No. 16-3850.

875 F.3d 418 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Calvin WEDINGTON, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin Secord , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, 600 U.S. Courthouse, 300 S. Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner-Appellee.

James E. Ostgard, II , P.O. Box 582536 Minneapolis, MN, Calvin Scott Wedington, Pro Se, U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, P.O. Box 879, Ayer, MA, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


Calvin Wedington pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1982 and was sentenced to life in prison. In 2005, the district court granted a petition by the United States to transfer custody to the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota (FMCR), finding that Wedington "is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect for the treatment...

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