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CaseNo: 1SI-99-201 CR, CourtCode: SU, CourtName: Superior Court, Defendant: , District: First, JudgeName: Larry Zervos, Plaintiff: STATE OF ALASKA, State: AK Alaska, UniqueCaseRef: AK>SU>1SI-99-201CR, Officer, Hefley, Endnote, Warrant, Arrest, Entry, Alaska, Consent, Police, House, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Statutes, Emergency Aid, Officer Rathbun, Emergency Aid Exception, Delen Hefley, Authorizes, Warrantless Entry, State Argues, Authority, Glass Door, United States Constitution, Superior Court, Misdemeanor, Allana Tonight, Officer Harley, Alaska App, Warrant Requirement , ContentID: 120239543

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1 2000-03-17 ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SUPRRESS
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1 . ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SUPRRESS

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ALASKA
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HOUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATUTES
EMERGENCY AID
OFFICER RATHBUN
EMERGENCY AID EXCEPTION
COURT
DELEN HEFLEY
AUTHORIZES
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STATE ARGUES
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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
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DEFENDANT
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OFFICER HARLEY
ALASKA APP
WARRANT REQUIREMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT SITKA

STATE OF ALASKA, Plaintiff,

vs.

DELEN HEFLEY, Defendant.

Case No. 1SI-99-201 CR

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SUPRRESS

Delen Hefley moves the court to suppress evidence seized by two police officers after they entered
 warrant was not necessary because the officers entered the house to arrest Ms. Hefley under a
ntry, and Ms. Hefley consented to the entry. But the domestic violence statutes do not authorize a
 not apply in this case, and Ms. Helfey did not unequivocally and specifically consent to the

entry. For these reasons, as more fully discussed below, the court grants Ms. Hefley's motion.

I. FACTS [Endnote 2]

At about 11:15 p.m. on August 12, 1999, fourteen year-old Allana Hefley came to the Sitka police
r father, Patrick Hefley. Allana alleged that her mother, Delen Hefley, assaulted her earlier that
o said that her mother had been acting as though she had been drinking. After interviewing Allana,
d them to Mr. Hefley's residence. [Endnote 3]

After returning to the police station, Officer Rathbun conferred with Sergeant Rynearson. Based on
residence to arrest her. The officers believed that they could arrest Ms. Hefley because two Alaska
 violence misdemeanor offenses even though the offense did not take place in their presence.
SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
  • Delen Hefley moves the court to suppress evidence seized by two police officers after they
  • The state argues that a warrant was not necessary because the officers entered the house to
  • Hefley under a domestic violence statute, an emergency justified the entry, and Ms.
  • But the domestic violence statutes do not authorize a warrantless entry, the emergency aid
  • FACTS [Endnote 2]
  • After interviewing Allana, James, and Mr. Hefley, Officer Chad Rathbun escorted them to Mr.
  • Hefley because two Alaska statutes authorize officers to arrest for domestic violence
  • Officer Rathbun did not know if the side yard was a commonly used walkway, but it did give
  • A sliding glass door gave access from the porch to the inside of the house.
  • She felt she did not have the authority to order the officers to leave.
  • What happened with Allana tonight?
  • Officer Harley entered the house through another door and arrested her.
  • Officer Harley testified that he is authorized to make an arrest in a person's home without a
  • Such an interpretation renders meaningless a significant portion of the Fourth Amendment to
  • A warrantless entry into a home is per se unreasonable and therefore impermissible unless it
  • Although the state argues that two exceptions apply in this case, emergency aid and consent,
  • If the officers are in the suspect's home lawfully, the statute authorizes an arrest for a
  • This exception applies "where a person with the requisite authority, be it the defendant or a
  • State, 879 P.2d 1031, 1034 (Alaska App.
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