Cornwall v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

David L. Cornwall entered a plea of no contest to one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree, in violation of AS 11.41.436(a)(3). The offense is a class B felony. AS 11.41.436(b). At the original sentencing hearing, Superior Court Judge Jay Hodges initially sentenced Cornwall to a term of six years with four years suspended. The following day, Judge Hodges notified the parties that he had misspoken in imposing Cornwall’s sentence and had meant to impose a term of six years with two years suspended, not six years with four years suspended. After a…