Legal Opinion
State v. Stump
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1976No. 2663PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERWIN, Justice.
We granted réview of this case to decide whether an order by the trial court suppressing evidence was proper under the circumstances.
Respondent Mary Lynn Stump was indicted for possession of cocaine.1 Her pre-trial motion to suppress was granted2 and the State of Alaska petitioned for review.3 Since the order of the trial court *306would likely result in terminating- the prosecution4 and involves a controlling question of law,5 review by this court is appropriate.
For purposes of this appeal, the factual summaries of either side do not vary in material regard. In the early…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Melvin Corngold v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- State v. BrowderAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Daygee v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Frink v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Department of LaborAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- McConnell v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Snyder v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Cox v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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