JACKSON v. STATE

No. 1734.

509 P.2d 278 (1973)

Carol Ann JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 24, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Anchorage, Olof K. Hellen, Asst. Public Defender, Juneau, for appellant.

John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Daniel W. Hickey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR and BOOCHEVER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted, after jury trial, of unlawful possession of heroin, contrary to AS 17.10.010. She has raised four claims of error on appeal: (1) that the affidavit supporting the issuance of a search warrant was defective; (2) that the court erred in failing to give an instruction on "momentary possession" of narcotics as an excuse to the offense charged; (3) that the instruction to the jury setting forth the elements of the offense was defective...

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