Legal Opinion
Yates v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided June 8, 1984No. 7674PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SINGLETON, Judge.
Bill Yates was convicted of three counts of sale of cocaine in violation of former AS 17.10.010. Judge Johnstone imposed concurrent sentences of one, two and three years. In addition, he required Yates to pay $3,850 as restitution. Yates appeals, presenting two issues. First, he contends that the trial court erred in not referring his defense of entrapment to the jury. Second, he contends that the trial court imposed an excessive sentence. We affirm.
ENTRAPMENT
Yates’ first issue is purely one of statutory interpretation. Alaska Statute 11.81.450 provides:
Entrapment. In…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. ChaneyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- McClain v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. MoranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Grossman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
- Dana v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. EluskaCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1985
- McReynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
- McLaughlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
- Vaden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
- Scudero v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1996
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