State v. A. L. W.

Appellant appeals a judgment committing her to the Mental Health Division on the ground that, due to a mental disorder, she was unable to provide for her basic needs and was not receiving such care as was necessary for her health or safety. ORS 426.005(l)(d)(B); ORS 426.130(l)(b)(C). Appellant was placed on a mental health treatment hold after she was found disoriented and walking in the street in Portland. She was afflicted with head lice and an abscessed tooth. We reverse.

We take the following facts from the record of the commitment hearing. Appellant suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar…