State v. R. A.

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FILED: May 30, 2013 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON In the Matter of R. A., Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. R. A., Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 120768154 A152295 Connie L. Isgro, Judge pro tempore. Submitted on April 05, 2013. Garrett A. Richardson and Multnomah Defenders, Inc., filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce, Solicitor General, and Inge D. Wells, Senior Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent. Before Schuman, Presiding Judge, and Wollheim, Judge, and Duncan, Judge. PER CURIAM Reversed. 1 PER CURIAM 2 Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment committing him as a mentally ill 3 person for a period not to exceed 180 days. ORS 426.130. Appellant argues that, 4 contrary to the trial court's ruling, the record does not establish by clear and convincing 5 evidence that he is a danger to himself because of a mental disorder. See ORS 6 426.005(1)(e). The state concedes that the evidence is legally insufficient for involuntary 7 commitment and that the judgment should be reversed. We agree, accept the state's 8 concession, and reverse. 9 Reversed. 1

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