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, presumptions shall be governed by the principles of the common law as they may be interpreted in the light of reason and experience.
Conn. Code. Evid. 3-1
COMMENTARY
See Section 1-2(b) and the commentary thereto.