Legal Opinion

Stroman v. Gilbert

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 23, 1963No. File No. CV 14-6211-1672PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKinmonth, J.

This is a bastardy proceeding, brought under § 52-435 of the General Statutes, wherein the only issue before the trial court was that of probable cause. The court found for the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed.

Our first consideration is whether the plaintiff has a right to appeal from an adverse finding on a hearing in probable cause. In criminal cases, it is well established that a hearing in probable cause is not a trial and the judgment is not a final one from which an appeal may be taken. State v. Wilson, 22 Conn. Sup. 345, and cases cited. It has long been the settled law of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Heimov v. ThomsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
  2. Brown v. CatoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
  3. Goodhart v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
  4. State v. FoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
  5. Pelak v. KarpaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lawrence D. Coleman v. The Honorable Arthur L. Burnett, United States Magistrate for the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. State v. CannonHawaii Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Smith v. TuckerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Underhill v. BennettConnecticut Appellate Court · 1967
  5. Waters v. GreerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1964

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