United States v. David Holiday

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 29, 2019
• Docket: 18-2891
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 18-2891 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

David Holiday

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________

Submitted: April 15, 2019 Filed: April 29, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. David Holiday 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 psychological evaluations of mental health professionals where Holiday is presently confined for treatment, and of defense counsel’s independent psychological examiner--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 Holiday’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.

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