State v. T. C.

Appellant seeks reversal of an involuntary-commitment order entered pursuant to the provisions of ORS chapter 426. Appellant does not contest the trial court’s determination that he is mentally ill, but argues that the court erred by ordering him to be committed to the Oregon Health Authority instead of ordering that he be conditionally released to his wife’s care. In response, the state contends that appellant did not meet his burden of proving either that his wife could care for him or that conditional release was in his best interest. In evaluating those arguments, “we are bound by the…