STATE IN MATTER OF B.W.

No. 22085-CA.

566 So.2d 1094 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, in the Matter of B.W.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed Dixon, Shreveport, for plaintiff/appellee Louisiana State University.

Mental Health Advocacy Service by E. Paul Young, Shreveport, for defendant/appellant B.W.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr., and SEXTON, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

In this action for judicial commitment respondent, B.W., a 37 year-old female, appealed the judgment of the trial court declaring her to be mentally ill and committing her to Central Louisiana State Hospital for treatment for the duration of the mental illness or until discharge. Finding that the evidence presented by petitioner, Louisiana State University Hospital, did meet the statutory requirement of clear

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