State v. A. J. H.

Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment committing him as a mentally ill person for a period not to exceed 180 days. ORS 426.130(1)(b). He argues that the state did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that any of the statutory criteria for involuntary commitment have been satisfied. On de novo review, we find that appellant clearly suffers from a mental disorder and was delusional at the time of the commitment hearing. One examiner and the trial court were persuaded that the remaining statutory criteria for commitment were demonstrated by the acuity of appellant’s mental illness.1…