IN RE P.B.

C050026MC; A129314.

171 P.3d 1042 (2007)

216 Or. App. 184

In the Matter of P.B., Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Person. State of Oregon, Respondent, v. P.B., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan D. Isaacs, Beaverton, filed the brief for appellant.

Hardy Myers, Attorney General, Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General, and Anna M. Joyce, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before LANDAU, Presiding Judge, and SCHUMAN and ORTEGA, Judges.


SCHUMAN, J.

P.B. appeals from a judgment ordering that he be committed to the custody of the Mental Health Division for a period not to exceed 180 days on the ground that he was dangerous to others. We reverse.

In the spring of 2005, appellant's life, from all outward appearances, was more or less in order. He worked as a design engineer at Intel, the microchip company in Beaverton. Although he was under stress due to the responsibilities of his work and the...

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