State v. Adair

LEE, «J.

Defendant challenges his involuntary commitment under ORS chapter 426. He assigns as error: (1) the trial court’s denial of his motion for a continuance pursuant to ORS 426.100(5); (2) the finding beyond a reasonable doubt that he is a mentally ill person; and (3) the propriety of the involuntary commitment order.

Defendant, an 18-year-old male, has a ninth grade education. He suffers from epilepsy caused by an automobile accident when he was six years old. On April 21, 1979, and again on April 23, 1979, defendant attempted suicide by taking an overdose of his seizure control…