Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1993

State v. Joyce

State v. Joyce
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided March 4, 1993
225 Conn. 911; 623 A.2d 1021; 1993 Conn. LEXIS 111

State v. Joyce

Opinion of the Court

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 164 (AC 9896), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“In the circumstances of this case, were the police, while lawfully in custodial possession of the defendant’s clothing, required by either the federal or state constitution to obtain a warrant before transferring the clothing to a state laboratory and subjecting it to chemical analysis?”

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