State v. McCarroll

Opinion

The pro se defendant, Douglas R. McCarroll, appeals from the judgments of the Superior Court affirming the decision of the family support magistrate denying his motions to open and to set aside certain paternity judgments. The court concluded that the claims contained therein were barred by the doctrine of res judicata. We agree and, accordingly, affirm the judgments of the Superior Court.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. On December 20, 1991, a paternity judgment was rendered by family support magistrate Harris T. Lifshitz, in which the defendant was found to be the father of J,…