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STATE v. OLSON

No. 1369; CA 12833.

596 P.2d 620 (1979)

40 Or.App. 823

In the matter of Charles Alan Olson, Alleged to Be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Charles Alan OLSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. VanNatta, St. Helens, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were George G. VanNatta, and VanNatta & Petersen, St. Helens.

James C. Rhodes, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and Walter L. Barrie, Sol. Gen., Salem.

No appearance for respondent Columbia County.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and LEE, GILLETTE, CAMPBELL and PETERSON, JJ.

GILLETTE, Judge.

Appellant was found to be a mentally ill person dangerous to others, and was committed to the custody of the Mental Health Division. He appeals, and we affirm.

Appellant's difficulties began when he received a traffic citation requiring him to appear in district court in Columbia County. While there during arraignments on traffic charges, he so disrupted proceedings that he was found to be in direct contempt of court and was sentenced to a...

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