In Re Detention of Palmer

CADY, Justice.

Carol Palmer appeals from a district court judgment finding him to be a sexually violent predator subject to civil commitment under Iowa Code chapter 229A (2003). He claims the court erred in admitting opinion testimony and in refusing to instruct the jury that he was presumed not to be a sexually violent predator. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

The appellant, Carol Palmer, is seventy-five years old. He is a pedophile with a long history of molesting young girls. His criminal record dates back to 1958, when he was arrested and served thirty days in jail for asking…