Osborn v. Psychiatric Security Review Board

A trial court placed petitioner under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) in 1989. After a hearing in June 1994, the PSRB denied petitioner’s request for discharge and ordered his continued commitment. The PSRB concluded that petitioner continued to suffer from a mental disease or defect, that he continued to present a substantial danger to others, and that the PSRB therefore retained jurisdiction over him. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Osborn v. PSRB, 135 Or App 94, 96, 898 P2d 789 (1995). We reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals, vacate the PSRB’s order,…