Hampel v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Roger H. Hampel was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in the first degree. AS 11.41.100(a)(1). Certain incriminating statements made by Hampel to police officers were admitted into evidence at trial. On appeal, Hampel contends that the statements were obtained in violation of his constitutional right to have counsel present during custodial interrogation. We reverse.

FACTS

The body of James Music was discovered in a rural area north of Sutton on January 4, 1982. Music had been shot three times. The next day, operating on an informant’s tip, Alaska State…