THOMAS v. STATE

Nos. 1888, 1854.

522 P.2d 528 (1974)

Ellis THOMAS and Eunice Crouch, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Lawrence J. Kulik, Asst. Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellants.

John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Stephen G. Dunning, Asst. Dist. Atty., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., ERWIN, BOOCHEVER and FITZGERALD, JJ., and DIMOND, Justice pro tem.


OPINION

FITZGERALD, Justice.

Ellis Thomas and Eunice Crouch were charged in a joint indictment with three counts of illegal sale of heroin.1 The sales were made to an addict who was then working as an informer for the police. Before each transaction the informer was searched to forestall allegations that he had possession prior to the sale. On two occasions the transactions were made in the actual presence of the undercover officer...

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