Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1974No. 1888, 1854PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZGERALD, Justice.
Ellis Thomas and Eunice Crouch were charged in a joint indictment with three counts of illegal sale of heroin. 1 The sales were made to an addict who was then working as an informer for the police. Before each transaction the informer was searched to forestall allegations that he had possession prior to the sale. On two occasions the transactions were made in the actual presence of the undercover officer. However, the last sale was not consummated in the immediate presence of the officer who by then, according to the informer, was suspected of working with the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- The People v. MillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by53 opinions
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