U.S. v. O'LAUGHLIN

No. 18-2473.

934 F.3d 840 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Timothy O'LAUGHLIN Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Jean Hyde , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Shane Patrick McCullough , Christina Leigh Scofield , U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David Randolph Mercer , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Springfield, MO, Timothy O'Laughlin, Rochester, MN, pro se, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SHEPHERD, MELLOY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Timothy O'Laughlin argues the district court1 erred in denying his motion under 18 U.S.C. § 4247(h). Specifically, he claims to have a Sixth Amendment and statutory right to proceed pro se when seeking discharge from a civil commitment in a proceeding under § 4247(h). But the Sixth Amendment...

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