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U.S. v. SEARCY

No. 16-6833.

880 F.3d 116 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Edgar SEARCY, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 18, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric Joseph Brignac , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, 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, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. John Stuart Bruce , United States Attorney, G. Norman Acker , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Harris joined. Judge Thacker wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.

Edgar Joe Searcy appeals his civil commitment under the Adam Walsh Act, 18 U.S.C. § 4248. He does not challenge the factual findings of the district court, but rather urges us to hold that the government initiated this civil commitment proceeding after the applicable statute of limitations had lapsed. Searcy argues that...

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