Legal Opinion
Latham v. Palin
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 2011No. S-13526PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Ben Latham sued the governor and attorney general for failing to challenge the constitutionality of 1995 legislation that modified the jurisdiction of the court of appeals to hear excessive sentence appeals. The superior court dismissed Latham's lawsuit on the grounds of res judicata and collateral estop-pel. Latham now appeals.
This is Latham's third lawsuit related to the 1995 legislation. In 1998 Latham filed an application for post-conviction relief seeking to withdraw a plea entered prior to the 1995 legislation. Latham argued that he had entered the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Jeffries v. Glacier State Telephone Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1979
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