State v. Hall

MARVIN, Judge.

This court granted a writ to review the trial court’s refusal to set aside its order resulting from a stipulation by Gary Hall under LRS 14:75.2 that admitted paternity of an illegitimate child, that agreed to the payment of child support, and that subjected Gary Hall to the contempt and criminal penalty provisions of LRS 14:75 in the event of his failure to pay the agreed support.

The record, even when viewed most favorably toward the State, reveals these circumstances: Hall went to the District Attorney’s office on November 3, 1983, in response to a letter requesting his…