MATTER OF R. W. S.

A163906.

419 P.3d 804 (2018)

292 Or.App. 405

In the Matter of R. W. S., a Person Alleged to have Mental Illness. STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. R. W. S., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

June 13, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Palmer filed the brief for appellant.

Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General, and Carson L. Whitehead , Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before Ortega, Presiding Judge, and Garrett, Judge, and Powers, Judge.


Appellant's commitment hearing was held eleven days after he was taken into custody for involuntary treatment, and he seeks reversal of an order committing him to the Mental Health Division for a period not to exceed 180 days, ORS 426.130. He argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in failing to dismiss the case because the commitment...

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