Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1972No. 1532PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
Jeanette Davis was convicted of possession of heroin following a trial by jury. 1 In this appeal she presents two specifications of error. Her first assignment of error asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to grant her motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the state’s evidence. She also claims that it was error for the court to allow the prosecution to comment on her failure to tell the state troopers at the time of her arrest the exculpatory story she testified to at trial.
As to the first assertion of error we hold that the trial court…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- Dorman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Adams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2011
- State v. ValdezUtah Supreme Court · 1973
- Williams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Thomas v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.