State v. A.C.

HIGHTOWER, Judge.

Pursuant to a judgment rendered and signed on December 14, 1988, appellant, A.C., was judicially committed for the treatment of mental illness at Central Louisiana State Hospital at Pineville. He now presents two specifications of error for review. It is first contended that the evidence adduced at the commitment hearing failed to satisfy the required burden of proof. Second, it is asserted that his commitment was not to the least restrictive of those suitable facilities available, as required by LSA-R.S. 28:55 E. Finding the first argument to be persuasive, we reverse…