LOCKWOOD v. STATE

No. 3356.

591 P.2d 969 (1979)

Steve J. LOCKWOOD, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sue Ellen Tatter, Asst. Public Defender, Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Glen C. Anderson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This appeal presents two issues. The first is whether information presented to a superior court judge was sufficient to support his issuance of a search warrant. The second is whether in executing the warrant the police violated Alaska's "knock and announce" rule. We hold that there was an adequate showing to justify issuance of the warrant and that the conduct of the police in its execution was lawful.

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