MORRIS v. STATE

No. 1063.

473 P.2d 603 (1970)

Robert Amos MORRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Merbs, Anchorage, for appellant.

G. Kent Edwards, Atty. Gen., and Edmond W. Burke, Asst. Dist. Atty., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BONEY, C.J., and DIMOND, RABINOWITZ, CONNOR and ERWIN, JJ.


CONNOR, Justice.

Defendant is appealing his conviction for the unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, in the form of heroin.

At some time before July 30, 1968, the Anchorage Police Department, through one of its officers, Brian Porter, had contact with one Judy Patton. She told Officer Porter about a cache of heroin which was located in a wooded area in Anchorage. Upon setting up surveillance of the area, the police a few days later arrested Judy Patton herself...

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