Legal Opinion
McCoy v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1971No. 1316PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERWIN, Justice.
Appellant Charles Grier McCoy brings his appeal from his conviction of the crime of unlawful possession of cocaine. After trial by jury McCoy was found guilty and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Before trial appellant moved to suppress the cocaine which was taken from his person on the ground that its seizure was unlawful. McCoy’s suppression motion was denied. In this appeal the only error specified is the superior court’s denial of the motion.
At the suppression hearing McCoy testified that he went to the Anchorage International Airport to catch a flight to…
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