Smith v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this ease we are called upon to decide whether evidence obtained illegally may be admissible under the “inevitable discovery” or “independent source” exceptions to the exclusionary rule. We hold that the “independent source” exception does not apply, and remand the case for consideration of the “inevitable discovery” exception, as formulated herein.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Undercover Police Officer Wilbur Hooks made arrangements to sell a kilogram of cocaine to Edwardo Aragon in an Anchorage parking lot.1 Aragon inspected the cocaine and stated that…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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