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STATE v. MYERS

Nos. 3931, 3932.

601 P.2d 239 (1979)

STATE of Alaska, Petitioner, v. Michael MYERS, Lorraine Chilton, and Gary Herman, Respondents. Michael MYERS, Lorraine Chilton, and Gary Herman, Cross-Petitioners, v. STATE of Alaska, Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry R. Weeks, Dist. Atty., Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for petitioner and cross-respondent.

Walter Share, Asst. Public Defender, Juneau, Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for respondents and cross-petitioners.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

In this petition for review, the state seeks reversal of a superior court order granting the respondents' motion to suppress evidence. The evidence was discovered by the police as a result of a late-night warrantless entry onto commercial premises for the sole purpose of securing the premises against burglary. We hold that the entry and subsequent limited search were police actions for...

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