Legal Opinion
Lau v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided June 9, 1995No. A-5301PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
The district court, sitting without a jury, convicted Gary L. Lau of driving while intoxicated and fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons (possessing a firearm inside a vehicle while intoxicated), both class A misdemeanors. AS 28.35.030; AS 11.61.210(a)(1). Lau appeals, contending that District Court Magistrate Lynn H. Christensen should have suppressed the evidence of his breath-alcohol level. We agree and remand.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gundersen v. Municipality of AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1990
- Ward v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. UnderwoodMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Gundersen v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. ChastainSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- State v. MinkoffMontana Supreme Court · 2002
- Crim v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1995
- MacLeod v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2001
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2001
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