OZHUWAN v. STATE

No. A-2547.

786 P.2d 918 (1990)

Roseanne F. OZHUWAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

February 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. McCoy, Asst. Public Defender, Kenai, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Robert D. Bacon, Office of Sp. Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Roseanne F. Ozhuwan pled no contest to one count of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree (possession of cocaine), preserving her right to appeal the denial of a motion to suppress the fruits of an illegal stop. We conclude that the superior court erred in denying Ozhuwan's motion to suppress; accordingly, we reverse.

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