State v. Brenhuber

Appellant appeals her involuntary mental commitment. On de novo review, State v. O’Neill, 274 Or 59, 545 P2d 97 (1976), we affirm without discussion appellant’s second and third assignments of error and write only to address her first assignment, which raises a question of law.

In March 1996, appellant, a 31-year-old with a history of mental illness and suicide attempts, went to Oregon Health Sciences University seeking treatment. She was examined by a doctor who swore out a Notification of Mental Illness, noting that appellant was “expressing suicidal and homicidal ideation.” Soon after she…