Friday, December 18th, 2009
Alaska Supreme Court: Privacy
Today’s opinion in Beltz v. State, ___ P.3d ___ (Alaska Dec. 18, 2009), concerning the privacy interest in garbage placed outside for pick-up, was a 4-1 decision. The court (per Justice Eastaugh) upheld the warrantless seizure of the property (on suspicion of meth production), but both the majority opinion and the dissent (Winfree) recognized privacy interests broader […]