Legal Opinion
Kinegak v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided December 11, 1987No. A-1769PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SINGLETON, Judge.
A jury convicted Louie Kinegak of the sale of liquor without a license, AS 04.11.-010.1 Magistrate Craig R. McMahon sentenced Kinegak to sixty days with thirty days suspended and imposed a fine of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. Kinegak appeals, arguing that the trial court committed prejudicial error in its response to an inquiry from the jury during deliberations. We agree and reverse.
The evidence presented at trial showed that Kinegak was working at the Kuskok-wim Inn in Bethel when he was approached by Norman Black, an undercover police officer. Black requested that…
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- State v. HechtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Herrera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988