Legal Opinion
Whiteaker v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided March 22, 1991No. A-2594PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BRYNER, C.J., COATS, J., and ANDREWS, District Court Judge.* ANDREWS, District Court Judge.
Shelagh Whiteaker appeals from her conviction of second-degree murder on grounds that her constitutional right to be free from double jeopardy was violated. We reverse her conviction.
Whiteaker was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jeff Oster-gaard on September 10, 1984. She stood trial on that charge in May, 1986. The trial judge declared a mistrial over defense objection when the jury declared itself unable to reach a verdict. The judge refused to answer questions…
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