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· 12/21/1959

Tate v. Fakouri

Citations

  • 118 So. 2d 464
  • 1959 La. App. LEXIS 1156

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • applying strict scrutiny to portion of Act 21 that implicates a juvenile’s right to physical freedom
  • “[T]he General Assembly’s intent in promulgating Act 21 was not to punish sexually violent delinquent children, but rather, to establish civil commitment procedures designed to provide necessary treatment to such children and to protect the public from danger.”

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Judges: Ellis

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