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Eighth Circuit· 11/17/1997

United States v. S.A.

Citations

  • 129 F.3d 995
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 32156
  • 1997 WL 709860

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that section 4246 requires the government to “demonstrate,” in addition to dangerousness, a “(1) a mental disease or defect . . . -2- and (3) the absence of suitable state placement”
  • stating that statutes like the Act are \intended to provide a safeguard to the general public and to ensure that mentally ill and dangerous individuals receive proper treatment\ (emphasis added)
  • upholding section 4246 in part because that statute “applies only in those unique situations where suitable arrangements for state care and custody are unavailable”
  • upholding section 4246 in part because that statute \applies only in those unique situations where suitable arrangements for state care and custody are unavailable\
  • noting history of violence and patient’s reluctance to take medication voluntarily, in affirming § 4246 commitment
  • noting unambiguous language is “conclusive absent clear legislative intent to the contrary”

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Judges: Fagg, Wollman, Arnold

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Cites

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