State v. Nguyen

Appellant appeals a judgment adjudicating him to be a mentally ill person and committing him to the Mental Health Division. The trial court committed appellant because his mental disorder made him a danger to himself and made him unable to provide for his basic personal needs and receive the care necessary for his health and safety. ORS 426.005(l)(d)(A), (B). On de novo review, we reverse. State v. O’Neill, 274 Or 59, 61, 545 P2d 97 (1976).

In July 2000, appellant was voluntarily admitted to the Lane County Psychiatric Hospital (LCPH) after going to another hospital’s emergency room on several…