Legal Opinion

Hinkel v. Anchorage

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1980No. 4508PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CON-NOR, BOOCHEVER,* BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ. MATTHEWS, Justice.

On February 26, 1978, Anchorage police officer William Thompson witnessed an automobile accident involving Ida Marie Hinkel. Hinkel’s vehicle, traveling at a high rate of speed, ran a red light and smashed into a vehicle in the intersection.

Thompson first assisted the driver of the other vehicle. He then turned his attention to Hinkel who was still sitting in her car in the middle of the street. Thompson asked Hinkel to show him her driver’s license and to get out of the car. Both requests were…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. McCoy v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Zehrung v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  3. Dunn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
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  5. Wilburn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1991

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