Legal Opinion
In re Pittman
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 21, 1975No. 7076PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REDMANN, Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus in this court to terminate his commitment by the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Orleans. Petitioner alleges that he was committed when he was 17, but has now reached 18, years of age.
Asserting that under La.C.C. art. 37, as amended, La. Acts 1972, No. 98,1 he is no longer a “minor”, and that under La.R.S. 13:1580(2) [both before and after its amendment by Acts 1974, No. 155] a juvenile court commitment may not extend “beyond the minority of the child”, petitioner argues that he is being detained without legal authority. Petitioner…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State in Interest of BraswellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- State ex rel. BraswellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
3Cited by3 opinions
- State ex rel. McConnellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Alabama Department of Mental Health v. E.C.J.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- In re PittmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975