St. Germain v. Breaux

| {WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY: The Relator was convicted of constructive contempt of court, a violation of La.Code Civ.P. art. 224, for failure to pay monthly child support and additional sums of money as ordered by the trial court in an April 11, 1995 consent judgment. The Relator’s conviction for constructive contempt of court cannot be upheld because the trial judge erroneously excluded relevant evidence concerning a defense by the Relator, and the trial judge further erred by not addressing the Relator’s claim that the 1995 consent judgment was based upon an invalid conviction for…