Legal Opinion
In re C.K.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 8, 1991No. 90-550PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
The State seeks to appeal from an evidentiary ruling in the detention-hearing stage of a CHINS (child in need of care or supervision) proceeding. We dismiss the appeal because it does not satisfy the collateral final order criteria set out in V.R.A.P. 5.1.
*195The following events gave rise to this appeal.1 On November 27, 1990, seven-year-old C.K. informed a school nurse that her father had sexually abused her. After she repeated the allegations to SRS workers and a police officer, a CHINS petition was filed, and she was taken into custody pursuant to an ex parte temporary detention order. See 33…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors in ActionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Weight Watchers of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Weight Watchers International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. Tenneco, Inc., Federal Power Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re J.G.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- State v. WetherbeeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
- E.S. v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
- Lamb v. BloomSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- In Re CKSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
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