Java Utililty Methods JDBC Sqlite Connection

String fileName = "E:\\Java\\JavaEE\\SimpleWebApp\\WebContent\\sqlite.db";
return getSQLiteConnection(fileName);

Connection c = null;
Statement stmt = null;
List<String> outputs = new ArrayList<String>();
try {
    Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC");
    c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:dbs/newpress.db");
    c.setAutoCommit(false);
    stmt = c.createStatement();
...

Connection conn = getConnection(null);
Statement st = null;
try {
    st = conn.createStatement();
    st.execute(sql);
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
...

List<Map<String, Object>> list = null;
Connection conn = getConnection(null);
Statement st = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
if (conn != null) {
    try {
        st = conn.createStatement();
        rs = st.executeQuery(sql);
...

Connection c = null;
Statement stmt = null;
try {
    Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC");
    c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:dbs/newpress.db");
    c.setAutoCommit(true);
    stmt = c.createStatement();
    stmt.executeUpdate("DELETE from DOC_LABEL;");
...

if (!checkConnection())
    return; 
final boolean isSqlite = (dbURL.startsWith("jdbc:sqlite:"));
FileReader fr = new FileReader(setupScriptPath);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
List<String> sqls = new ArrayList<String>();
try {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
...