State v. Pierce

Appellant seeks reversal of an order adjudicating her to be a mentally ill person and committing her to the Mental Health Division. ORS 426.130(l)(b)(C). She asserts that the state failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that, because of a mental disorder, she was unable to provide for her basic needs. ORS 426.005(l)(d)(B). On de novo review, State v. O’Neill, 274 Or 59, 61, 545 P2d 97 (1976), we reverse.

Police took appellant to the hospital after an incident at the Portland airport. Appellant had gone to the airport because “[s]omeone was getting [her] a ticket,” but there was no…