Legal Opinion
Elson v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1983No. 4967PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
Joel Elson was convicted and sentenced to twenty-one months for possession of cocaine -in violation of former AS 17.10.010. Elson’s conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeals.1 We granted El-son’s petition for hearing2 in order to review two facets of that decision. First, the Court of Appeals’ holding that evidence concerning Elson’s resistance to a “pat down” search was properly admitted. Second, the holding that illegally seized evidence could be considered by the superior court in determining Elson’s sentence.
I. Facts
On February 23, 1979, Elson…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by75 opinions
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