Court of Appeals of Oregon· 11/29/1995

State v. Baxter

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906 P.2d 849
138 Or. App. 94
1995 Ore. App. LEXIS 1653

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noting that schizophrenia is not “per se life-threatening,” so failure to take medication to control it does not show an inability to provide for basic needs
“Although the lack of certain shelter is not a good plan, we cannot say that home- lessness by itself is sufficient grounds for commitment.”
“Although the lack of certain shelter is not a good plan, we cannot say that homelessness by itself is sufficient grounds for commitment.”
“by itself, failing to take medication is not sufficient if it causes only a speculative threat”
“Although the lack of certain shelter is not a good plan, we cannot say that homelessness by itself is sufficient grounds for commitment.”
although the allegedly mentally ill person’s “lack of certain shelter is not a good plan,” homelessness by itself is not sufficient grounds for commitment

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Judges: Deits, De Muniz Hasel-Ton, De Muniz

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