Legal Opinion
Cooper v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1979No. 3588PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BOOCHEVER, C. J., and RABI-NO WITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ. MATTHEWS, Justice.
On February 28, 1977, Barbara Cooper called the police and reported that her husband, William Cooper, had been drinking and was flourishing a gun. Three police officers responded to this call. Upon arrival at the Coopers’ residence, the officers parked their car in front of Cooper’s trailer and approached the front door of the trailer. Cooper fired five shots in rapid succession at the officers, after which his gun jammed. Upon command, Cooper then surrendered. No one was injured, but there was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Galaktionoff v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Davenport v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Lacquement v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
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- Ramsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2002
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