CARDWELL v. PSYCHIATRIC SEC. REV. BD.

No. 78-42; CA 11612.

590 P.2d 787 (1979)

38 Or.App. 565

John CARDWELL, Petitioner, v. PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond M. Ramsay, Attorney, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Ramsay, Stein & Feibelman, Salem.

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

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ.


GILLETTE, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from an order of the Psychiatric Security Review Board ("PSRB" or "the Board") revoking his conditional release and ordering him committed to the Oregon State Hospital.

Since this case presents this court with its first opportunity to review a PSRB order, we set out an overview of the nature, powers, and duties of that board. The PSRB is a state agency created by Oregon Laws 1977, ch. 380, § 8 (codified as ORS 161.385...

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