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Federal Sex Predator Commitment Voided: Lacks Evidentiary Basis  


Author:  Fred Cohen.


Source: Volume 16, Number 06, March/April 2015 , pp.87-88(2)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

In this battle of experts the appellate court overrules the lower court and holds that the federal government failed to establish that the defendent would have serious difficulty in refraining from sexually violent conduct or child molestation if released.

Keywords: United States v. Antone, 742 F.3d 151 (4th Cir. 2014); Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. at 413.

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.

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