US v. Dustin Hill
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 5:09-hc-02069-BR Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [998459691] [10-6213]
US v. Dustin Hill
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-6213 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff Appellee, v. DUSTIN ALAN HILL, Defendant Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior District Judge. (5:09-hc-02069-BR) Submitted: September 20, 2010 Decided: November 4, 2010
Before KING, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Jane E. Pearce, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Susan Umstead, Research and Writing Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. George E. B. Holding, United States Attorney, Jennifer P. MayParker, Assistant United States Attorney, David T. Huband, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM: Dustin Hill appeals the district court's order finding that he continues to satisfy the criteria for commitment set forth at 18 U.S.C. § 4246(a) (2006) and continuing his
commitment to the custody of the Attorney General.
We affirm.
At a hearing, Dr. Jill Grant, a clinical psychologist at FMC-Butner, testified that Hill suffers from disorganized
type of schizophrenia.
Evaluators also gave Hill a "rule-out"
diagnosis of schizo-affective disorder, bipolar type, "based on his symptoms the of mania, hypomania, Dr. Holly and depressive an episodes
throughout evaluator,
years." that
Rogers,
independent disorganized
concurred
Hill
suffers
from
schizophrenia. only partially
She testified that Hill's psychiatric illness is controlled with medication and that his poor
judgment and poor impulse control increase the likelihood of future dangerousness. Dr. Rogers agreed with Dr. Grant that
Hill satisfies the criteria for continued commitment set forth in § 4246. Based on this testimony and other evidence of
record, including a forensic update, the district court found by clear and convincing evidence that Hill meets the criteria for commitment. The court ordered that Hill's commitment continue. reviewing the record, we conclude that the
After
district court did not clearly err in its determination that Hill presently suffers "from a mental disease or defect as a 2
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result of which his release would create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to property of another." See 18 U.S.C. § 4246(a); United States v. Cox, 964
F.2d 1431, 1433 (4th Cir. 1992) (stating standard of review). We accordingly affirm. We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not significantly aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED
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