State v. Gill

Appellant challenges a civil commitment order that found her to be mentally ill and released her under certain conditions. ORS 426.125. She argues that the trial court failed to make the necessary findings to establish that she is mentally ill, under ORS 426.005(2). We reverse.

Appellant suffers from schizophrenia and mild retardation. She has a tendency to become agitated and takes medication to stabilize her mental condition. Before hospitalization, she lived with her parents and attended an alternative high school. She was hospitalized because, on two occasions, she hit staff members at a…