Legal Opinion
Higgins v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided December 23, 1994No. A-4722PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Kathy S. Higgins pled no contest to two counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree and one count of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree, reserving the right to appeal 1 Superior Court Judge Milton M. Souter’s denial of Higgins’ motion to suppress evidence resulting from statements that Higgins claimed were obtained in violation of her Miranda 2 rights and were involuntary. Higgins now appeals. We reverse.
On October 31, 1990, the Alaska State Troopers obtained warrants to search Higgins’ Anchorage residence…
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- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Oveson v. Municipality of AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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