Opinion

Garcia v. Psychiatric Security Review Board

  • 117 Or. App. 172
  • 843 P.2d 465
  • 1992 Ore. App. LEXIS 2337
Court
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Filed
Dec 9, 1992
Status
Published
On the bench
Buttler, Rossman, De Muniz
Cited by
2 cases
Authority
More cited than 80.1%

The opinion

*173

PER CURIAM

Petitioner seeks judicial review of a final order of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) that revoked his conditional release. We reverse and remand.

PSRB held a hearing on July 26,1991. It found that petitioner was affected by a mental disease or defect and ordered his conditional release revoked. He contends that PSRB’s finding that he suffered from a mental disease or defect at the time of the hearing is not supported by substantial evidence.

1

The finding was based on Exhibits 12,13 and 17 and the testimony of Dr. Balsamo. Those exhibits were prepared between nine months and one year before the hearing. They do not purport to discuss petitioner’s mental condition at the time of the hearing. Balsamo testified that he did not think that petitioner suffered from a mental disease or defect at the time of the hearing. At best, the other evidence suggested that petitioner might still suffer from a mental disease or defect, not that he did.

Hodgin v. PSRB,

113 Or App 580, 584 , 833 P2d 351 (1992). PSRB’s finding is not supported by substantial evidence. ORS 183.482(8)(c);

Valleur v. Psychiatric Review Board,

43 Or App 843, 845 , 604 P2d 439 (1979).

Reversed and remanded for reconsideration.

1

Petitioner was discharged by PSRB after the petition in this matter was filed. Whether that discharge moots this petition is currently under consideration in

Brumnett v. PSRB,

106 Or App 182 , 807 P2d 347 ,

rev allowed

312 Or 16 (1991).

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.