Legal Opinion
Judicial Commitment of J.M.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 1990No. 89-1141PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
This is an appeal by respondent, J.M., of the order of the trial court judicially committing him to the Veterans Affairs System for treatment of mental illness.
J.M. alleges that the trial court erred in scheduling his hearing beyond the eighteen day limit of La.R.S. 28:54(C) and in relying on hearsay testimony to find that the Administrator of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (hereafter petitioner) proved, by the degree necessary, that respondent met the criteria for judicial commitment. J.M. also urges that the court erred in not considering a less restrictive…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. A.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Matter of Commitment of VALouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Commitment of W.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- AEB v. JBELouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- Interdiction of F.T.E.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Judicial Commitment of FBSRLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998