Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided June 26, 2009No. A-9447PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

James S. Howard was convicted of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree,1 driving with a suspended, revoked, or expired registration,2 and driving without evidence of registration.3 Howard appealed to this court, arguing that the superior court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We reversed the decision of the superior court, concluding that Howard's admission that he had illegal drugs in the car was obtained in violation of his Mi-ramda rights.4

*1046We remanded the case to allow the parties to litigate what evidence, if any,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Reeves v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Dunn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
  5. State v. JoubertAlaska Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jarnig v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2013
  2. Ambrose v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2009
  3. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2009
  4. Pitka v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2016
  5. Pitka v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2016

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