U.S. v. CLARK

No. 18-1172.

926 F.3d 487 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Willie Earl CLARK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Jean Hyde , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Springfield, MO, Shane Patrick McCullough , Christina Leigh Scofield , U.S. MEDICAL CENTER FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS, Springfield, MO, Jeffrey P. Ray , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Willie Earl Clark, Pro Se.

David Randolph Mercer , Assistant Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Springfield, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BENTON and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Willie Clark appeals the order committing him to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization and mental-health treatment. The statute under which the action was taken, 18 U.S.C. § 4246, authorizes commitment proceedings for prisoners whose sentences are "about to expire...

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