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PER CURI AM.Jo hn Don al d Kels o ap pe al s th e di st r i c t co ur t’s or de r co m m it ti ng hi m to th e 1

cu st od y of th e Att or ne y Gen eral fo r ho sp it al iz at io n un de r 18 U.S.C. § 42 46

. Hav in g juri sd ic ti on un de r 28 U.S.C. § 1 29 1, t hi s co ur t af fir m s.

Afte r a he ari ng , th e di st ric t co ur t fo un d by cl ear an d co nv in ci ng ev id en ce th at Kels o was su ffer in g fro m a m en ta l di se as e or de fect su ch th at hi s rel eas e wou ld crea te

a su bs ta nt ia l ris k of bo di ly in jury to an ot he r pe rs on or se rio us da m ag e to th e pr op ert y of an ot he r. Se e 18 U.S.C. § 42 46

. Thi s co ur t co nc lu de s th e de ci si on was no t cl earl y

e rro ne ou s. Se e Uni te d St at es v. W il li ams , 29 9 F.3 d 67 3, 67 6- 78 (8 th Ci r

. 2 0 0 2 ) (s ta nd ard of r ev ie w).

The co m m i t ment or de r is su pp or te d by m ed ic al op in io ns se t fo rth in rep or ts pr ep ared by m en ta l he al th pr of es si on al s whe re Kels o i s p r es en tl y co nf in ed fo r tre atm en t, an d by de fe nse co unse l’ s ind ep en de nt ps y ch ol og ic al ex am in er. The rep or ts

no te d th at Kels o la ck ed in si gh t in to hi s m ed ic al co nd it io n, ha d a hi st or y of irr eg ul ar

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pl ia nc e as well as ps y ch ot ic an d ag gr es si ve be ha vi or s, an d eng ag ed in an ti so ci al act s whe n rel eas ed

. The se rep or t s c o nc lu de th ere is a cl ear ne xu s be twee n Kels o’s m en ta l il ln es s an d hi s ag gr es si ve be ha vi or s, an d th at he su ffer s fro m

a se rio us m en ta l il ln es s su ch th at he m eet s th e cri te ria fo r se ct io n 42 46 co m m it m en t. Se e Uni te d St at es v. Ecker , 30 F.3 d 96 6, 97 0 (8 th Ci r. 19 94 ) (fac to rs in de te rm in in g po te nt ia l d an ge ro us ne ss ).

Thi s co ur t no te s th at th e Att or ne y Gen eral is un de r a co nt in ui ng ob li ga ti on to

e x e rt reas on ab le effo rts to pl ace Kels o in a su it ab le st at e faci li ty, an d th at Kels o ’s

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us t pr ep are an nu al rep or ts co nc ern in g hi s m en ta l co nd it io n an d th e ne ed fo r co nt in ue d c om m it m en t. Se e 18 U.S.C. §§ 42 46 (d ) an d 4 24 7( e)(1 )(B)

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The Hon or ab le M. Dou gl as Harp oo l , U n i t ed St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco mm e n d a t i on s of th e Hon or ab le Dav id P. Ru sh , Uni te d St at es Mag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri.

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