Court Opinion

ID: 9632631
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 11:20:40.049332+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:08:20.143540
License: Public Domain

BURKE, Chief Justice,
dissenting in part.
I share the views expressed by my dissenting colleague, Justice Compton. At this point in time, we have no reason to believe that the penalty provisions of AS 12.25.150 will not be vigorously enforced, *1218now that the requirements of the statute have been made clear. Nor is there reason to believe that those provisions will not effectively deter future violations of the statute. If and when it can be demonstrated that the police and the prosecuting authorities are shirking their responsibility, or that the deterrent effect of the penalty provisions is illusory, we should not hesitate to apply the exclusionary rule. In my judgment, however, the court’s application of the rule at this time is unwarranted.