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Sexually Dangerous Person Commitment: Fourth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Dismissal of Petition  


Author:  Fred Cohen .


Source: Volume 15, Number 01, May/June 2013 , pp.1-4(4)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

The evidence of an offender’s continuing struggle with the childfocused fantasies, urges, and behaviors characteristic of pedophilia lead a reviewing court to determine that Wooden would have serious difficulty refraining from reoffense if released.

Keywords: United States v. Wooden, 693 F.3d 440, United States v. Martinez–Melgar, 591 F.3d 733, 738

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.

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