McQUADE v. STATE

Nos. A-8754, A-8773.

130 P.3d 973 (2006)

Bruce Scott McQUADE, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee. Forrest U. Johnston, Appellant, v. State of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Barr, Assistant Public Defender, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant Bruce Scott McQuade.

Herman G. Walker Jr., Law Offices of Linda A. Limón, Anchorage, for Appellant Forrest U. Johnston.

Terisia K. Chleborad, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellee.

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


OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Bruce Scott McQuade and Forrest U. Johnston appeal their convictions for first-degree robbery. McQuade and Johnston contend that they were subjected to an illegal traffic stop, and that all evidence stemming from that traffic stop should be suppressed. For the reasons explained here, we conclude that the traffic stop was justified because the police had reasonable suspicion that McQuade's and Johnston's vehicle was fleeing...

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