Legal Opinion
Uptegraft v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1980No. 4679PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
In this case, we are called upon to decide whether certain evidence was lawfully seized from an automobile. We conclude that the stop of the vehicle was permissible, that the initial search of the vehicle was valid under the plain view doctrine, and the second search of the vehicle was justified as a search incident to a lawful arrest. We consequently affirm the ruling of the superior court denying appellant’s suppression motion.
In the early morning hours of Monday, December 5, 1977, Steven Watson was working at a Qwik-Stop grocery store in Anchorage. At about…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
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