In Re The Detention Of Mark A. Black

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Cox, J.

Mark Black appeals his order of commitment as a sexually violent predator. He claims that the trial court denied him his right to be present during a portion of jury selection. He further claims that the court abused its discretion in admitting expert opinion evidence diagnosing him with paraphilia not otherwise specified (NOS), persistent sexual interest in pubescent aged females, nonexclusive. He also claims that the State did not prove and the jury did not unanimously find that his claimed disorders caused him serious difficulty controlling his behavior.

¶2 We hold that Black was…