Legal Opinion
Snider v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided May 22, 1998No. 1592PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RABINOWITZ, Senior Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The primary question raised in this appeal concerns the proper scope of a warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest.
II. FACTS AND PROCEDURES
Robert W. Snider went for a walk, armed and intoxicated, along Bogard Road in Wasil-la on August 13, 1994. The police received a complaint that Snider, while walking along Bogard Road, was waiving a handgun in the air and appeared to be hallucinating. Alaska State Trooper Randall Hahn was given a description of Snider (blue shirt, black hat, older male) and was dispatched to investigate. Shortly after 9:00…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. BrisendineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- McCoy v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 1267 v. Dade CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
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