Court of Appeals of Oregon· 10/18/2006

State v. Olsen

Citations

145 P.3d 350
208 Or. App. 686
2006 Ore. App. LEXIS 1613

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holding that the state must show that the person’s “mental disorder would cause him or her to engage in behavior that is likely to result in physical harm to himself or herself in the near term”
reversing civil commitment where evidence showed that the appellant exercised “poor judgment” and had a tendency to “travel aimlessly”
“[C]ivil commitment is not intended to be used as a pater- nalistic vehicle to save people from themselves.” (Citation and quotation marks omitted.)
“Evidence of delusions, general lack of judgment, and failure to plan for release * * * is simply not the kind of evidence of a particularized, near-term threat that is required to justify appellant’s involuntary commitment on the ground that he is a danger to himself.”
“Evidence of delusions, general lack of judgment, and failure to plan for release * * * is simply not the kind of evidence of a particularized, near-term threat that is required to justify appellant’s involuntary commitment on the ground that he is a danger to himself.”

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Judges: Landau, Schuman, Ortega

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