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SCHAFFER v. STATE

No. A-7080.

988 P.2d 610 (1999)

Marina SCHAFFER, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

Order Denying Rehearing October 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex Lamont Butler, Anchorage, for Appellant.

John A. Scukanec, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER, and STEWART, Judges.

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

When Marina Schaffer checked in for a flight at the Fairbanks airport, the Alaska Airlines ticket agent affixed special white tags to her carry-on luggage—a purse and a backpack. The ticket agent did this because Schaffer fit a "profile" published by the Federal Aviation Administration, a set of criteria designed to identify people who might be carrying weapons, explosives, or incendiary devices. Unbeknownst to Schaffer...

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