Legal Opinion

Smiloff v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1978No. 3006PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Before BOOCHEVER, C. J., and RABI-NOWITZ, CONNOR and BURKE, JJ. RABINO WITZ, Justice.

Appellant Mike Smiloff was indicted for the crime of lewd 'and lascivious acts towards a child in violation of AS 11.15.134. Prior to trial Smiloff moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that AS 11.15.-134 is unconstitutionally void for vagueness, and that the grand jury selection procedures did not comport with either applicable statutory requirements or constitutional mandate. Smiloff also filed a pretrial motion in which he sought to prevent the prosecution’s exercise of any peremptory…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Hayes v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  5. Stilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lupro v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. WilliamsAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Webb v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Gamble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2014
  5. Pieniazek v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2017

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