Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Pacheco
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 23, 1987No. 87-100PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
Patti Ann Pacheco brought this case to determine the father of a child born to her on June 3, 1984. She was married at the time to Carlos Pacheco but claimed that Vincent Thomas was the father. Blood tests indicated that the husband could not be the father and that it is virtually certain (99.5%) that Thomas is the father. The county court and the trial judge found that Thomas is the father.
In this case, out of state experts performed and certified the blood tests, and when one of those experts failed to honor a subpoena, the trial judge ordered a telephone deposition…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
- Spratlin v. EvansSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Dunn v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Richardson v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- R.N. v. J.M.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
- Hickey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- Willmon v. HunterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Hall v. FreemanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
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