State v. M. J.

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FILED: November 15, 2012 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON In the Matter of M. J., Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. M. J., Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 120463471 A151237 Connie L. Isgro, Judge pro tempore. Submitted on October 08, 2012. Garrett A. Richardson and Multnomah Defenders, Inc., filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce, Solicitor General, and Joanna L. Jenkins, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent. Before Ortega, Presiding Judge, and Sercombe, Judge, and Hadlock, Judge. PER CURIAM Reversed. 1 PER CURIAM 2 Appellant seeks reversal of the trial court's judgment committing him as a 3 mentally ill person for a period not to exceed 180 days. ORS 426.130. He contends that 4 the trial court erred in concluding that he is a danger to others as the result of a mental 5 disorder. See ORS 426.005(1)(e). The state concedes that the record does not contain 6 legally sufficient evidence to support the involuntary commitment and that the trial 7 court's judgment should be reversed. We agree, accept the state's concession, and 8 reverse. 9 Reversed. 1

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