STATE v. PIERCE

0303-64148; A121249.

132 P.3d 671 (2006)

205 Or. App. 52

In the Matter of Stephanie Pierce, Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Stephanie PIERCE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Linda Wicks, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and BREWER, Chief Judge, and BREITHAUPT, Judge pro tempore.


BREWER, C.J.

Appellant seeks reversal of an order adjudicating her to be a mentally ill person and committing her to the Mental Health Division. ORS 426.130(1)(b)(C). She asserts that the state failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that, because of a mental disorder, she was unable to provide for her basic needs. ORS 426.005(1)(d)(B). On de novo review, State v. O'Neill, 274 Or. 59, 61, 545 P.2d 97 (1976)...

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