Legal Opinion
State v. Walsh, No. 29 47 14 (Mar. 14, 1991)
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 14, 1991No. 29 47 14Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION TO STRIKE This matter comes to the court on the motion of the defendant to strike the case from the jury docket.
The right to a jury trial is guaranteed by the United States and Connecticut Constitutions. U.S. Const. Amend. VII; Conn. Const. Art. I. 19. Under the constitution, if there was a right to a trial by jury in 1818 when the constitution was adopted, then that right remains intact. Skinner v. Angliker, 211 Conn. 370,374 (1989). Equitable actions are not within the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Skinner v. AnglikerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Swanson v. BoschenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- In the Matter of Leonard Crisp, Bankrupt. State of Connecticut, Commissioner of Finance and Control v. Leonard CrispCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- State v. RommeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Reilly v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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