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STATE IN INTEREST OF LAWRENCE v. HARRELL

No. 22442-CA.

582 So.2d 940 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of Christopher LAWRENCE, Plaintiff, v. James Edward HARRELL, Defendant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James A. Norris, Jr., Dist. Atty., Scott Leehy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for plaintiff-appellant.

Malcolm Decelle, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellee.

Before LINDSAY, HIGHTOWER and BROWN, JJ.

HIGHTOWER, Judge.

This appeal, in a paternity proceeding, challenges the rejection of appellant's demands after the trial court concluded that the evidence did not establish filiation. For reasons hereinafter expressed, we reverse.

FACTS

The State of Louisiana, in accordance with authority granted by LSA-R.S. 46:236.1(F), filed a petition to establish filiation on behalf of the minor, Christopher Lawrence. After the defendant putative father, James...

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