Legal Opinion
State v. Myers
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1979No. 3931, 3932PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
In this petition for review, the state seeks reversal of a superior court order granting the respondents’ motion to suppress evidence. The evidence was discovered by the police as a result of a late-night warrantless *241entry onto commercial premises for the sole purpose of securing the premises against burglary. We hold that the entry and subsequent limited search were police actions for which no warrant is required, and finding them otherwise reasonable within the meaning of the Constitution, we reverse.
At 2:30 a.m. on July 18, 1977, Juneau Police Officers Kalwara and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by28 opinions
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