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COPELIN v. STATE

No. A-35.

676 P.2d 608 (1984)

Charles G. COPELIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

February 17, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Westerburg, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Pestinger & Anderson, Anchorage, for appellant.

David C. Stewart, Asst. Dist. Atty., Victor C. Krumm, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Charles Copelin was convicted of driving while intoxicated. AS 28.35.030. He appealed his conviction which was ultimately reversed. Copelin v. State, 659 P.2d 1206 (Alaska 1983). The supreme court held that the police had violated Copelin's statutory right to counsel by refusing to give him an opportunity to contact counsel prior to taking a breathalyzer examination and prior to performing...

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