STATE v. SHARPLIN

No. 15321-CA.

431 So.2d 864 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy SHARPLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.C. Adams, Jr., Tallulah, for defendant-appellant.

George E. Wall, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Tallulah, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and JASPER E. JONES, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this paternity action by the State under LRS 46:236.1, the defendant appeals a judgment declaring him to be the father of Crystal Barrow, born February 9, 1978, to Jeanie Barrow. Defendant's paternity depends upon his alleged informal acknowledgment of the child which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. C.C. Art. 209.

Even when we view the record evidence most favorably in support of the judgment, we find that the State did...

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