The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that an administrative search warrant by health inspectors—which unexpectedly led to the conviction of a Stamford man for possessing bomb-making materials and child pornography—was legal.

The ruling traces its roots to an unusual set of circumstances that began in early 2013 after the city of Stamford received a complaint that a building on Vine Road assessed as a two-family residence had three mailboxes and several entry doors. Donald Saturno, who owned the building, lived in a basement apartment there.

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