Legal Opinion

Cross v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided June 21, 1991No. A-3073PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

Bruce Cross was convicted, following a jury trial, of burglary in the first degree and theft in the fourth degree. AS 11.46.-300(a)(1) and AS 11.46.150. He appeals to this court arguing that his convictions are invalid because the state obtained the conviction in violation of the double jeopardy clauses of the United States and Alaska Constitutions. We agree and reverse his convictions.

On February 18, 1988, Cross visited his girlfriend, Jacqueline Ford. Ford was staying in the apartment of a friend, Lori Slover. Candice Hultman lived in an apartment across the hall from…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  5. Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Tallon Westlake v. State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2026
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