Legal Opinion

Troyer v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 1980No. 4315-4317PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

Marvin Troyer, Calvin Vincent and Gerald McGahan (hereinafter defendants) appeal their convictions for burglary not in a dwelling. The central issue in this case is whether Troyer and Vincent made confessions at the scene of their arrest. Since we hold that there is substantial evidence to support the trial court’s finding that no confessions were made at the scene of the defendants’ arrest, we do not address their contention that these alleged confessions were made involuntarily. This holding disposes of all three of the appellants’ contentions that their subsequent…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. State v. ChaneyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Stephan v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
  2. State v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Juneby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
  4. Pears v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Contreras v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1986

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