TIMMS v. U. S. ATTY. GEN.

No. 22-6338.

93 F.4th 187 (2024)

Gerald Wayne TIMMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent-Appellee. Erica Joan Hashimoto, Court-Assigned Amicus Counsel.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 14, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Erica Joan Hashimoto , GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Court-Appointed Amicus Counsel. Katharine Paige O'Hale , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Tara S. Mahesh , Student Counsel, Edward McAuliffe , Student Counsel, Audrey Hope Sheils , Student Counsel, Appellate Litigation Program, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Court-Appointed Amicus Counsel. Michael F. Easley, Jr. , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed as modified by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion in which Judge Thacker and Judge Keenan joined.


After completing his sentence for a child pornography conviction, Gerald Wayne Timms was civilly committed as a sexually dangerous person under the statutory provisions enacted as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 18 U.S.C. §§ 4247-48. While civilly committed, Timms was convicted...

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