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STATE, IN INTEREST OF R.J.S.

No. 86-CC-0668.

493 So.2d 1199 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of the Minors, R.J.S., D.F.S. and J.A.G. (In re Rita HARRIS).

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Clayton Latimer, for applicant-third party.

No attorney listed for Minors.

LEMMON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the judgment of the juvenile court finding Rita Harris, an employee of the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), guilty of constructive contempt of court for willful disobedience of a court order to have a minor child evaluated by a psychiatrist. We now reverse, concluding that the evidence was insufficient to establish that Harris' conduct constituted willful disobedience which is an essential element of...

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