People v. McClinton

MOORE, ACTING P. J.

*785*747A jury found defendant Lamar McClinton to be a sexually violent predator (SVP), as defined within the Sexually Violent *748Predator Act (SVPA). ( Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600, subd. (a)(1).)1 The trial court then committed McClinton to the custody of the State Department of State Hospitals (SDSH) for an indeterminate term.

On appeal, McClinton challenges several rulings made by the trial court (before, during, and after the trial). McClinton also makes four instructional error claims, he argues there was insufficient evidence, and he asserts that the SVPA is fundamentally…