Roberts v. State

OPINION

Before BRYNER, C.J., SINGLETON, J., and JOHNSTONE, Superior Court Judge. * BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Kevin Roberts was convicted after a jury trial of driving while his license was suspended (DWLS), in violation of AS 28.15.-291. 1 He later filed a motion for post-conviction relief, seeking to set aside his conviction based on this court’s decision in Francis v. Anchorage, 641 P.2d 226 (Alaska App.1982). District Court Judge Natalie K. Finn denied the motion. Roberts has appealed, claiming that the District Court erred in failing to vacate his DWLS conviction. We reverse.

Roberts has…