State v. M. B.
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596 May 2, 2018 No. 210 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON In The Matter of M. B., a Person Alleged to have a Mental Illness. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. M. B., Appellant. Grant County Circuit Court 17CC04964; A165930 W. D. Cramer, Jr, Judge. Submitted March 2, 2018. Alexander C. Cambier and Multnomah Defenders, Inc., filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and Jona J. Maukonen, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent. Before Armstrong, Presiding Judge, and Tookey, Judge, and Shorr, Judge. PER CURIAM Reversed. Cite as 291 Or App 596 (2018) 597 PER CURIAM Appellant seeks reversal of an order committing her to the Oregon Department of Human Services 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 and all the possible results of the proceeding as required by 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 and the possible results of the proceeding 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 second assignment of error. Reversed.
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