Legal Opinion
Risher v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1974No. 2074PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Justice.
Beatrice Risher was convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses from the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Alaska in violation of AS 11.20.360.1 The trial court found that by use of the alias, Idella Jackson, she concealed the fact that she had assets which rendered her ineligible to receive benefits under the Adult Public Assistance grant, Aid to the Disabled grant and Food Stamp Program, and that between October 7, 1968 and September 8, 1972, she received $11,650 by misrepresenting her assets and income. She was sentenced to five years…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by134 opinions
- State v. HatfieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. TuckerIdaho Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988
- Coleman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Wetherhorn v. Alaska Psychiatric InstituteAlaska Supreme Court · 2007
129 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.