Rynearson v. State

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Joleen R. Rynearson pleaded no contest to two counts of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (possession of Valium and Darvon), AS 11.71.040(a)(3)(B). When Rynearson entered her pleas, she reserved the right to challenge the legality of the police seizure of her bags (which led to the search in which the police found the drugs). See Cooksey v. State, 524 P.2d 1251, 1255-57 (Alaska 1974).

In our previous decision in this ease, we held that the seizure of Rynearson’s bags exceeded the bounds of temporary investigative detention, and that therefore the…