Legal Opinion

Kennedy v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided February 16, 1990No. A.-2850PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

In 1984 and 1985, Patrick D. Kennedy pled no contest to a number of charges of driving while license suspended (DWLS) in violation of AS 28.15.291 and Anchorage Municipal Code (AMC) § 09.12.010(b).

On June 8, 1988, Kennedy applied for post-conviction relief. In his application, Kennedy pointed out that he could not be convicted of driving while license suspended because no state had ever issued him a driver’s license. At the hearing on the application, the state conceded that Kennedy was entitled to relief. The state argued that the appropriate relief was to reduce each…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Roy L. Thomas, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  2. State v. CarlsonAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Comeau v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988
  4. Nix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1981
  5. State v. IsonCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

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