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J.M.A. v. STATE

No. 2391.

542 P.2d 170 (1975)

In the Matter of J.M.A., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 5, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Fox, Asst. Public Defender, Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

James L. Hanley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice, and CONNOR, ERWIN, and BOOCHEVER, Justices.

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

On this appeal, we are presented with the novel question of whether foster parents are to be considered agents of the state for purposes of the constitutional proscription against unreasonable searches and seizures. Appellant J.M.A. also raises issues concerning the constitutional guarantee against self-incrimination involved in a failure to give a Miranda warning before interrogation...

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