ROSS v. STATE

No. 3429.

586 P.2d 616 (1978)

Joe ROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Ashburn, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Thomas M. Jahnke, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fairbanks, and Harry L. Davis, Dist. Atty., Fairbanks and Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The appellant, Joe Ross, was convicted after a court trial before the Superior Court in Fairbanks and was sentenced to a term of five years for possession of heroin. He contends on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of guilt.

On June 24, 1976, a warrant for a premises search was served at a residence with the address 623 17th Avenue, Fairbanks. The police conducted a thorough search and seized...

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