Legal Opinion
Belgarde v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 1975No. 2447PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CONNOR, ERWIN, BURKE and BOOCHEVER, JJ. CONNOR, Justice.
On May 8, 1974, appellant was indicted for the offense of selling marijuana in violation of AS 17.12.010, which is a felony. Before the time for trial Belgarde moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that AS 17.12.010 was unconstitutional for various reasons. This constitutional challenge and the motion based thereon were denied by the trial court.
On February 6, 1975, Belgarde entered a plea of nolo contendere to an information charging him with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. This…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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