Legal Opinion
Dancer v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided March 14, 1986No. A-941PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SINGLETON, Judge.
Nick J. Dancer pled guilty and was convicted of one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, an unclassified felony. AS 11.41.434(a)(1). Dancer received the eight-year presumptive term reserved for a first felony offender convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree. AS 12.55.125(i)(l). He appeals, contending that Alaska’s presumptive sentencing statutes are unconstitutional. We conclude that Dancer’s constitutional arguments have been considered and rejected in prior decisions of the Alaska Supreme Court and of this court. We conclude,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- State v. ChaneyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- McClain v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. TannerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1985
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3Cited by28 opinions
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