Title: State v. K. J. B.
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: S064607
State: Oregon
Issuer: Oregon Supreme Court
Date: April 19, 2018

No. 20	
April 19, 2018	
777
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON
In the Matter of K. J. B.,
a Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness.
STATE OF OREGON,
Respondent on Review,
v.
K. J. B.,
Petitioner on Review.
(CC 15CC06361; CA A160841; SC S064607)
On review from the Court of Appeals.*
Argued and submitted September 18, 2017.
Joseph R. DeBin, Portland, Multnomah Defenders, Inc., 
argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review.
Inge D. Wells, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued 
the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also 
on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, and 
Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General.
Crystal Maloney, Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae 
Oregon Justice Resource Center.
Before Balmer, Chief Justice, and Kistler, Walters, 
Nakamoto, and Flynn, Justices, and Landau, Senior Justice 
pro tempore, and DeVore, Judge of the Court of Appeals, 
Justice pro tempore.
LANDAU, S. J.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. The 
order of commitment of the circuit court is affirmed.
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**  On appeal from Yamhill County Circuit Court, Ladd Wiles, Judge. 282 Or 
App 862, 387 P3d 467 (2016).
	
**  Brewer, J., retired June 30, 2017, and did not participate in the decision 
of this case. Duncan and Nelson, JJ., did not participate in the consideration or 
decision of this case.