United States Third Circuit

A district court's 18 U.S.C. section 4243(e) order committing an individual to the attorney general's custody after his acquittal by reason of insanity is an appealable final order under 28 U.S.C. section 1291. Further, a district court's commitment order under section 4243(e) is a finding of fact that can be reversed only if clearly erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/26/2006
• Decided 07/03/2006
• Published 07/05/2006

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, NYGAARD, Circuit Judge, and YOHN , District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrea D. Bergman, Esquire (Argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Trenton, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Caroline A. Sadlow Ski, Esquire (Argued), George S. Leone, Esquire, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.