Legal Opinion
Stam v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided October 11, 1996No. A-5868PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
John P. Stam pleaded no contest to two counts of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, and possession of more than one pound of marijuana), AS 11.71.040(a)(2) and (a)(3)(F). When Stam entered his pleas, he preserved an issue for appeal under Cooksey v. State, 524 P.2d 1251 (Alaska 1974): whether the search warrant issued for his home was supported by probable cause. We conclude that the warrant was not supported by probable cause, and we therefore reverse Stam’s convictions.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- United States v. Charles v. LeakeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Kevin MendonsaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by3 opinions
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