Legal Opinion
Avery v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1980No. 4440PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In 1975, David Avery was paroled from a fifteen year sentence imposed on his 1971 conviction of robbery. On August 14, 1977, Avery, while driving alone in his car, was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. He was arrested and placed in the back seat of the patrol car after a standard records check revealed outstanding traffic warrants. Avery, without indicating its exact location, asked one of the police officers to retrieve his wallet from his car. While searching for the wallet, the officer found a .25 calibre handgun under the front seat of the car.
Avery was charged with being a…
3Cases cited9 opinions
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- Daryl Standlee v. B. J. RhayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Robinson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
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4Cited by17 opinions
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