Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER BERNIER
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1997-09-30
Citations: 243 Conn. 927
Docket Number: SC 15781
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER BERNIER
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 927–927

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CHRISTOPHER BERNIER
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15781.
Timothy J. Sugrue, executive assistant state’s attorney, in support of the petition.
A. Thomas Waterfall, in opposition.
Decided September 30, 1997

Opinion:
The state of Connecticut's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 46 Conn. App. 350 (AC 15731), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Courtproperly conclude that State v. Joyce, 229 Conn. 10 (1994), requires that a search warrant be obtained to test items lawfully seized as part of an investigation into the cause and origin of a residential fire?"