Alaska Supreme Court· 1/16/1981

Nix v. State

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621 P.2d 1347
1981 Alas. LEXIS 581

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holding that house guest who occasionally spent the night had apparent authority to allow officer to enter the premises, noting “[i]t would be extraordinary if any house guest lacked such authority”
defendant's friend, who occasionally spent the night at the apartment, had apparent authority to admit defendant's sister accompanied by an undercover police officer
defendant’s friend, who occasionally spent the night at the apartment, had apparent authority to admit defendant’s sister accompanied by an undercover police officer
The apparent authority doctrine “does not mean that the police may proceed without inquiry in ambiguous circumstances or that they may reasonably proceed based on the consenting party’s assertions of authority if those assertions appear unreasonable”
apparent authority alone of third party to allow entry by police is required
apparent authority alone of third party to allow entry by police is required

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Judges: Rabinowitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews, Dimond

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