Earley v. State

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

David Earley pled no contest and was convicted of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree— marijuana — a class C felony, in violation of AS 11.71.040(a)(3)(F), and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor, in violation of AS 11.61.110(a)(1). When Earley changed his plea to no contest, he reserved his right to appeal the denial of a suppression motion in accordance with Oveson v. Anchorage, 574 P.2d 801, 803 n. 4 (Alaska 1978) and Cooksey v. State, 524 P.2d 1251 (Alaska 1974). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Earley first argues that his…