Legal Opinion
Shorty v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided August 7, 2009No. A-9942PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOLGER, Judge.
Patrick L. Shorty appeals his convictions for sexual assault in the first degree and three related misdemeanor charges. He argues that he could not be arrested without a warrant, and argues in the alternative that his arrest was not supported by probable cause. We hold that the police did not need an arrest warrant before arresting Shorty for a felony, and we conclude that there was probable cause for Shorty's arrest.
We also conclude that the trial judge properly joined the sexual assault charge with the misdemeanor charges that developed when Shorty was arrested, and…
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