Matter of Brooks

This is an appeal from an order finding appellant to be a mentally ill person and committing him to the custody of the State Mental Health Division for a period not to exceed 180 days. The issue is sufficiency of evidence; our review of the matter is de novo on the record. State v. O’Neill, 274 Or 59, 545 P2d 97 (1976).

ORS 426.005(2)(a) and (b) defines mentally ill person as follows:

"(2) 'Mentally ill person’ means a person who, because of a mental disorder, is either:

"(a) Dangerous to himself or others; or

"(b) Unable to provide for his basic personal needs and is not receiving such care as…