United States of America v. Tyrone Wallace

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-3398
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United States of America
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Tyrone Wallace
Defendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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Submitted: April 29, 2025
Filed: May 2, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Tyrone Wallace appeals the district court’s1 decision to return him to civil
commitment following a conditional discharge. See 18 U.S.C. § 4246(f). His
1 The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendation of the

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counsel, who seeks permission to withdraw, suggests the evidence was insufficient
for recommitment.
We conclude otherwise. See United States v. Thomas, 949 F.3d 1120, 1123
(8th Cir. 2020) (reviewing factual findings in civil-commitment proceedings for
clear error). Testimony at the revocation hearing established that less than a year
after Wallace’s release, he assaulted his sister and went missing. See United States
v. Williams, 299 F.3d 673, 677 (8th Cir. 2002) (emphasizing the “special deference”
we give to “credibility determinations” (citation omitted)). In other words, as the
district court found, he had not “compl[ied] with his prescribed regimen of medical,
psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment,” which “create[d] a substantial risk
of bodily injury to another person.” See 18 U.S.C. § 4246(f); United States v.
Franklin, 435 F.3d 885, 889 (8th Cir. 2006) (explaining that revocation is justified
when “a violation of the conditions of release . . . flows from the person’s mental
disease and demonstrates that continued release presents a danger to the
community”). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court and grant
counsel permission to withdraw.
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Honorable Willie J. Epps, Jr., Chief United States Magistrate Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.

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