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FARRELL v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

No. A-165.

682 P.2d 1128 (1984)

Kevin FARRELL, Appellant, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

June 22, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Robinson and David W. Carney, Smith, Robinson & Gruening, Anchorage, for appellant.

James Ottinger, Asst. Mun. Atty., Allen M. Bailey, Mun. Prosecutor, and Jerry Wertzbaugher, Mun. Atty., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., SINGLETON, J., and FULD, District Court Judge.

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

After a jury trial, Kevin Farrell was convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI), in violation of AMC 9.28.020(A). He appeals, contending that the district court erred in denying his pretrial motion to suppress evidence that the police obtained on the night of his arrest. We conclude that Farrell was not given a reasonable opportunity to contact his attorney, and therefore reverse.

Farrell was arrested for DWI at about...

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