In re the Commitment of Scott

MARVIN, Judge.

Scott appeals his judicial commitment under the Mental Health Law, LRS 28:1 et seq., to the Central Louisiana State Hospital, contending that he should have not been committed to a particular institution, that the Mental Retardation Law (LRS 28:380 et seq., effective August 1, 1983) should apply to him instead, and that in any event, the evidence taken at the hearing does not meet the statutory burden of proof under the Mental Health Law.

We agree with Scott’s latter contention, reverse the commitment, and do not reach Scott’s other contentions.

The state sought the commitment…