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UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 22-6464.

53 F.4th 825 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Nathaniel WILLIAMS, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 17, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jennifer Claire Leisten, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Genna Danelle Petre, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: G. Alan DuBois, Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael F. Easley, Jr., United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Heytens wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge Motz joined. Judge Richardson wrote a dissenting opinion.

Federal prisoners on the cusp of being released may be civilly committed if they are "presently suffering from a mental disease or defect as a result of which [their] release would create a substantial risk" to the person or property of others. 18 U.S.C. § 4246(d). Here, the primary question is whether—in...

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