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IN RE H.W.

No. 94-CA-0406.

644 So.2d 225 (1994)

In re H.W.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied November 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Issokson, Mental Health Advocacy Service, New Orleans, for appellant.

Barbara T. Puchot, Dept. of Health and Hospitals, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before BARRY, BYRNES, CIACCIO, WARD and PLOTKIN, JJ.

PLOTKIN, Judge.

Petitioner, Department of Health and Hospitals ("Department"), filed for a judicial commitment of H.W., which was granted by the trial court. The Mental Health Advocacy Service ("MHAS"), appointed to represent H.W., appeals. We conclude that there was sufficient evidence to support judicial commitment of H.W. and thus affirm.

FACTS

H.W. is a 48-year-old man who has lived with...

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