Garcia v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd.

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
• Writing for the Court: PER CURIAM
• Citation: Garcia v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 843 P.2d 465, 117 Or.App. 172 (Or. App. 1992)
• Decision Date: 09 December 1992
• Parties: Crosby GARCIA, Petitioner, v. PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD, Respondent. 90-1106; CA A72090.

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843 P.2d 465

117 Or.App. 172

Crosby GARCIA, Petitioner, v. PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD, Respondent.

90-1106; CA A72090.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Submitted on Record and Briefs

Nov. 18, 1992.

Decided Dec. 9, 1992.

Harris S. Matarazzo, Portland, filed the brief for petitioner.

Charles S. Crookham, Atty. Gen., Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., and Mary H. Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, filed the brief for respondent.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and ROSSMAN and DE MUNIZ, JJ.

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 P.2d 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 P.2d 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...