United States Ninth Circuit

In the context of commitment orders, 18 U.S.C. section 4241(d) comports with the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. A claim, that the section is unconstitutional because it requires mandatory confinement without giving the district court an opportunity to assess a defendant's individualized circumstances, is rejected.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/14/2007
• Decided 06/11/2007
• Published 06/11/2007

Judges

• CLIFTON, Circuit Judge., Before:  B. FLETCHER, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jon M. Sand, Federal Public Defender;  Craig Orent (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellant., Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney;  John Boyle, Deputy Appellate Chief;  Roger Dokken (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellee.