Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Justiniano Torres
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1993-09-15
Citations: 227 Conn. 906
Docket Number: SC 14838
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Justiniano Torres
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 227
Pages: 906–906

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Justiniano Torres
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14838.
Decided September 15, 1993
Gregory T. D’Auria, special public defender, in support of the petition.
Mitchell S. Brody, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 31 Conn. App. 443 (AC 10922), is granted, limited to the following issues:
" 1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that an inadequate record barred review of the defendant's unpreserved claim that a sniff by a police dog of the exterior of the defendant's stopped car was a search that was in violation of the state and federal constitutions because it was not supported by reasonable and articulable suspicion?
"2. If the answer to question 1. is no, was the dog sniff a search under either the federal or state constitution that was not supported by reasonable and articulable suspicion?"