Matter of Allmendinger

Defendant challenges his involuntary commitment under ORS ch 426. His sole assignment of error is that there is insufficient evidence to find him mentally ill beyond a reasonable doübt. We review de novo. State v. O’Neill, 274 Or 59, 61 n 3, 545 P2d 97 (1976); State v. Nesbitt, 23 Or App 202, 211-12, 541 P2d 1055 (1975), rev den (1976).

The record contains the opinions of two experts that defendant is suffering from manic depressive psychosis. It also contains testimony of defendant and others indicating that defendant behaves in a bizarre manner disturbing to others, and that while in a jail…