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STATE v. SIEBOLD

8903-95465; CA A60387.

786 P.2d 219 (1990)

100 Or.App. 365

In the matter of Paul Siebold, Alleged to Be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Paul SIEBOLD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 31, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doreen Stamm Margolin, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief was Margolin & Margolin, Portland.

Vera Langer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before GRABER, P.J., and RIGGS and EDMONDS, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks reversal of an order committing him to the Mental Health Division. ORS 426.005(2).1 We reverse.

It is undisputed that appellant suffers from a mental disorder. The trial court found that he was a danger to himself,2 based on a single occurrence in which he was involved in an automobile accident after he was distracted by a billboard. His distraction was caused by his mental...

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