Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Wallace Joyce
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1993-03-04
Citations: 225 Conn. 911
Docket Number: SC 14708
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Wallace Joyce
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 911–911

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Wallace Joyce
Decided March 4, 1993
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14708.
John R. Williams, in support of the petition.
James A. Killen, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
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?"