Fitts v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
James Lorenzo Fitts appeals his conviction for first-degree robbery. 1 He contends that much of the evidence against him was obtained during an illegal search of his room. Fitts also contends that the judge who presided over his trial wrongfully prevented his attorney from asking certain questions of a government witness, questions that would have revealed a potential defense to the robbery charge. Finally, Fitts contends that the prosecuting attorney engaged in improper argument during his summation to the jury. For the reasons explained here, we affirm Fitts's…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Illinois v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Gray v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- United States v. Abel Gilberto Salinas-CanoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Krise v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
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