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STEVENS v. STATE

No. 873.

443 P.2d 600 (1968)

Alexander Thomas STEVENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 23, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Craddick, Juneau, for appellant.

Ronald G. Birch, Dist. Atty., Juneau, for appellee.

Before NESBETT, C.J., and DIMOND and RABINOWITZ, JJ.

OPINION

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

The principal question is whether a delay of approximately ten hours in conducting a homicide investigation on premises legally entered by the police in response to an emergency call, is fatal to the constitutionality of the investigation and to the admissibility of the evidence obtained.

Appellant shot and killed Frederick LaViolette during a drinking bout in appellant's home in Hoonah, Alaska in the early morning...

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