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STATE v. PUHA

0408-68488; A125915.

144 P.3d 1044 (2006)

208 Or. App. 453

In the Matter of Despina Puha, Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Despina PUHA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Liza Jane Langford, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Seann C. Colgan, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.

Before ARMSTRONG, Presiding Judge, and BREWER, Chief Judge, and ROSENBLUM, Judge.

ARMSTRONG, P.J.

Appellant appeals from an involuntary commitment order. She asserts that the state failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that she had a mental disorder that caused her to be a danger to herself or to be unable to provide for her basic needs. On de novo review, State v. O'Neill, 274 Or. 59, 61, 545 P.2d 97 (1976), we reverse.

Appellant was almost four months pregnant at the time of her...

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