JACKSON v. STATE

No. A-5885.

926 P.2d 1180 (1996)

Willie K. JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

October 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia E. Holland, Assistant Public Defender, Fairbanks, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

James L. Hanley, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and MANNHEIMER, JJ.


OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Willie K. Jackson appeals his conviction for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (possession of cocaine), AS 11.71.040(a). He contends that the cocaine found on his person should have been suppressed because it was the fruit of an illegal arrest. We affirm.

In 1993, Jackson was convicted of selling cocaine (third-degree misconduct involving a controlled...

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