STATE v. SMITH

M83-16; CA A30112.

692 P.2d 120 (1984)

71 Or.App. 205

In the matter of Jerry Smith, Alleged to Be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Jerry SMITH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon H. Rich, Astoria, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Roy Pulvers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


ROSSMAN, Judge.

This is an involuntary commitment proceeding. Appellant seeks reversal of an order of the circuit court which found him to be mentally ill and committed him to the Mental Health Division for 180 days.1

Appellant contends, first, that the notification of mental illness and report of pre-commitment investigation should have been dismissed because it was not based on probable cause, and, second, that the circuit court...

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