UNITED STATES v. VANDIVERE

No. 22-6118.

88 F.4th 481 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee, v. James Dow VANDIVERE, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey M. Young , HITACHI ENERGY USA INC., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Rudy E. Renfer , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Sharon Leigh Smith , UNTI & SMITH, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael F. Easley, Jr. , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judges Niemeyer and Benjamin joined.


James Dow Vandivere appeals the district court order denying his motion for release from civil commitment under the Adam Walsh Act, 18 U.S.C. § 4248. Vandivere was convicted of various crimes involving the sexual exploitation of minors and sentenced to almost twenty years' imprisonment. As he neared the conclusion...

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