United States v. Sajoh Yates, No. 18-3531 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Bowman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Civil commitment. The district court's finding that defendant was in continued need for hospitalization and treatment for a mental disease or defect under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 4245 was supported by a preponderance of the evidence. [ June 12, 2019
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-3531 ___________________________ United States of America, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee, v. Sajoh Yates, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________ Submitted: June 5, 2019 Filed: June 13, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Sajoh Yates appeals the district court’s1 order committing him under 18 U.S.C. § 4245, which provides for hospitalization and treatment of an imprisoned person suffering from a mental disease or defect, until he no longer needs treatment or his prison sentence expires, whichever occurs first. Upon careful review of the record-including the reports of two mental health professionals who opined that Yates met the criteria for commitment--we conclude the district court’s section 4245 finding was supported by a preponderance of the evidence, and was not clearly erroneous. See 18 U.S.C. § 4245(d); United States v. Bean, 373 F.3d 877, 879 (8th Cir. 2004) (standard of review). We also conclude that Yates’s pro se arguments offer no basis for relief. The judgment of the district court is affirmed, and counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable David P. Rush, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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