Ingram v. State

Elbert Ingram appeals an order adjudicating him to be a sexually violent predator and committing him to the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act. We affirm.

On appeal, Ingram argues that the special jury instruction he requested — that the state must prove it is “highly” likely that Ingram would reoffend — should have been given, rather than the standard jury instruction which uses the term “likely.” Assuming that Ingram’s argument is pre*1282served for appeal, we conclude that the trial court’s instruction to the jury was proper. See Westerheide…