United States of America v. Bryan Luther Thomas

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-6271
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Petitioner - Appellee,
versus
BRYAN LUTHER THOMAS,
Respondent - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior
District Judge. (5:06-hc-02152-BR)
Submitted: October 19, 2007 Decided: November 6, 2007
Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Jane E. Pearce,
Assistant Federal Public Defender, Diana Pereira, Research and
Writing Specialist, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. George
E. B. Holding, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Assistant
United States Attorney, David 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Bryan Luther Thomas appeals the district court’s order of
civil commitment under 18 U.S.C. § 4246 (2000). He contends the
evidence was insufficient to support the district court’s
conclusion that if released, he would pose a substantial risk of
bodily injury or serious damage to the property of others. In
light of the evidence presented to the district court, we conclude
its finding of substantial risk is not clearly erroneous.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district
court. See United States v. Thomas, No. 5:06-hc-02152-BR (E.D.N.C.
Feb. 7, 2007).
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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