# Conn. Code Evid. Sec. 3-1: Sec. 3-1. General Rule

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Code Evid. Sec. 3-1
- **Heading:** Sec. 3-1. General Rule
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Court Rules / Connecticut Code of Evidence / Conn. Code Evid. Sec. 3-1

## Text

Except as otherwise required by the constitution
of the United States, the constitution of this state,
the General Statutes or any Practice Book rule
adopted before June 18, 2014, the date on which
the Supreme Court adopted the Code, presump­
tions shall be governed by the principles of the
common law as they may be interpreted in the
light of reason and experience.

COMMENTARY
See Section 1-2 (b) and the commentary thereto.
ARTICLE III—PRESUMPTIONS
Sec.
3-1.
General Rule
Sec. 3-1

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