Davis v. State

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Each of the appellants in this case visited a Fairbanks residence while the police were executing a search warrant for the premises. The officers searched each of the appellants as they arrived, and the officers found cocaine on each appellant.

Each of the appellants was indicted for possession of cocaine (fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance), AS 11.71.040(a). Following their indictment, Davis, Fox, and Thronsen sought suppression of the cocaine; they argued that the police had lacked authority to search them, either because the warrant was invalid or…