[DOWNLOAD] "State Alaska v. Michael Chryst" by Court Of Appeals Of Alaska * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: State Alaska v. Michael Chryst
- Author : Court Of Appeals Of Alaska
- Release Date : January 01, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
Description
In October 1988, United States postal authorities executed several warrants and discovered that packages of marijuana were being sent through the mail. Based on information from the postal authorities, Alaska State Trooper Michael Stickler suspected Michael Chryst of growing marijuana and sending it through the mail. In gathering information to secure a search warrant to search Chrysts property, Stickler contacted the local utility company, Matanuska Electric Association (MEA). Stickler asked an MEA employee to give him power consumption and address information on all accounts which were listed under Chrysts name. The MEA employee gave Stickler information about the physical location of two properties where Chryst had electrical service as well as Chrysts electrical usage at these locations. Stickler testified that the unusually high summer electrical use on one of the properties and the pattern of usage were indicative of a marijuana-growing operation. Based upon this information, Stickler obtained a search warrant to search Chrysts house in Big Lake. The police discovered evidence of a large marijuana-growing operation at that location. The police then obtained a second warrant to search Chrysts residence in Wasilla. In the second search, the troopers discovered packaged marijuana.