BAHRENFUS v. PSRB

86-851; CA A76280.

862 P.2d 553 (1993)

124 Or. App. 320

John James BAHRENFUS, Petitioner, v. PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Edwards, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Harrison Latto, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen.

Before DEITS, P.J., and RIGGS and DURHAM, JJ.


RIGGS, Judge.

Petitioner seeks review of a Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) order denying his request for conditional release and continuing his commitment to the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). He assigns error to PSRB's findings. We review for substantial evidence, ORS 161.385(8)(c); ORS 183.482(8), and affirm.

In 1986, petitioner shot his father to death while telling his mother, "Mom, he's Satan, he's got to die." After shooting his father four times...

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