Legal Opinion
Travelstead v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided October 5, 1984No. A-114PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
Van Travelstead was convicted, based upon his plea of nolo contendere, of attempted murder in the first degree, AS 11.41.100 and AS 11.31.100. Travelstead appeals, arguing that the charges against him should be dismissed because he was allegedly deprived of his right to a speedy sentencing, that the trial court erred in not letting him withdraw his nolo contendere plea, and that his sentence is excessive. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
During the latter part of August and in September of 1983 Van Travelstead, accompanied by his wife Armelda, committed several crimes near the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sydney B. Kadwell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Rutherford v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Neal v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Gonzales v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
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