BAXTER v. STATE

Nos. A-7982, A-7996, A-7998.

77 P.3d 19 (2003)

William R. BAXTER, Vincent T. Haugen, and Lara C. Johnson, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

September 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. John Franich, Jr., Assistant Public Advocate, Fairbanks, and Brant McGee, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Appellant Baxter.

Marcia E. Holland, Assistant Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant Haugen.

Robert S. Noreen, Fairbanks, for Appellant Johnson.

Kenneth M. Rosenstein, 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.

Based on evidence obtained during a traffic stop and the ensuing arrest of the driver for not having a valid driver's license, the police obtained a search warrant for a Fairbanks residence. There, they uncovered a methamphetamine lab run by the three defendants in this case. On appeal, the defendants claim that this evidence was obtained illegally and should be suppressed. For the reasons explained here, we conclude that...

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