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State v. M. M. P. (In re M. M. P.)

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON
Feb 1, 2017
No. 39 (Or. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2017)

Opinion

No. 39 A162411

02-01-2017

In the Matter of M. M. P., a Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. M. M. P., Appellant.

Joseph DeBin and Multnomah Defenders, Inc., filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and David B. Thompson, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.


Deschutes County Circuit Court
16CC03169; Kenneth L. Brinich, Judge pro tempore. Joseph DeBin and Multnomah Defenders, Inc., filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and David B. Thompson, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent. Before Armstrong, Presiding Judge, and Tookey, Judge, and Shorr, Judge. PER CURIAM Reversed.

PER CURIAM

Appellant seeks reversal of an order committing her to the Oregon Health Authority for a period not to exceed 180 days. ORS 426.130. In an unpreserved assignment of error, appellant contends that the order should be reversed because the trial court plainly erred when it failed to inform her of all of her rights listed in ORS 426.100(1). The state concedes the error, and we accept the state's concession. The court's failure to advise appellant of her rights under ORS 426.100(1) constitutes plain error. See, e.g., State v . M. L. R., 256 Or App 566, 570-71, 303 P3d 954 (2013) ("[The] failure to provide a person with all of the information required by ORS 426.100(1) constitutes an egregious error that justifies plain error review."). Further, for the reasons stated in M. L. R.—viz., the nature of civil commitment proceedings, the gravity of the violation, the ends of justice, and the lack of harmless error—we conclude that it is appropriate to exercise our discretion to correct the error in this case. Because we reverse on that basis, we do not address appellant's other assignment of error.

Reversed.


Summaries of

State v. M. M. P. (In re M. M. P.)

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON
Feb 1, 2017
No. 39 (Or. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2017)
Case details for

State v. M. M. P. (In re M. M. P.)

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of M. M. P., a Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON

Date published: Feb 1, 2017

Citations

No. 39 (Or. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2017)