Care & Treatment of Berg v. State

JEFFREY W. BATES, P.J.—

OPINION AUTHOR

Following a jury trial, Aaron Berg (Berg) was civilly committed as a sexually violent predator (SVP). See § 632.480 et seq.1 Berg contends the court: (1) abused its discretion in admitting evidence of Berg’s end-of-confinement report because the report was inadmissible pursuant to § 632.483; and (2) erred by submitting the verdict-director because it required the jury to consider issues of law. Finding no merit in either contention, we affirm.

In October 2013, the attorney general filed a petition to civilly commit Berg as an SVP. The petition alleged that…