Legal Opinion
State v. Bernier
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 26, 1997No. AC 15731PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RONAN, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the state constitution, article first, § 7, requires that a search warrant be obtained prior to conducting laboratory tests on charred wood flooring samples seized from the defendant’s home. The flooring samples were seized incident to an investigation to determine the cause and origin of a fire that caused substantial damage to the defendant’s home.
The defendant, Christopher G. Bernier, was charged with arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-111.1 The trial court denied the defen*352dant’s initial motion to…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. BernierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. FooteConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. BernierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Bjunes v. Commissioner, State, Conn. Dmv, No. Cv 99 0496123s (May 16, 2000)Connecticut Superior Court · 2000
- Branford Savings Bank v. Charbonneau, No. Cv 92-0329167 (Mar. 10, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995