Legal Opinion
Beran v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided September 6, 1985No. A-535, A-679, A-629, A-630, A-668, A-652, A-638, A-658 and A-727PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SINGLETON, Judge.
After separate trials, Antonin Beran, Gary Carlos, Peter Most, and Williard Park were convicted of violating regulations adopted by the State Board of Fisheries. The offenses occurred after the effective date of Fish and Game Regulation 5 AAC 39.002 which provides:
Liability for Violations. Unless otherwise provided in 5 AAC 01-5AAC 41 or in AS 16, a person who violates a provision of 5 AAC 01-5 AAC 41 is strictly liable for the offense, regardless of his intent.
In reliance on this regulation, the trial court in each case applied a strict liability standard.1 Each of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. FreedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dorchy v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kelly v. ZamarelloAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Gregory v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1986
- Cole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1992
- Constantine v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
- Gudmundson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988
- Hosier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1998
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