In re Braddy

James Braddy appeals the Iron County circuit court's judgment committing him to the department of mental health as a sexually violent predator (SVP). Mr. Braddy argues he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his commitment trial because his counsel discussed the pretrial SVP screening process during opening statements and elicited testimony on the subject from expert witnesses. He also argues the circuit court erred in failing to exclude evidence of a prior murder arrest. He further claims the circuit court erred in failing to strike for cause a juror who was one of several…