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Morgan v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided July 21, 1978No. 2894PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

Appellant Donald Morgan was indicted, in a two-count indictment, for the crimes of escape 1 and first degree murder. 2 Prior to trial, Morgan moved to withdraw his not guilty pleas to both counts. The motion was granted by the superior court. Morgan then pled guilty to both counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment upon his conviction of first degree murder. The superior court’s judgment and commitment further provided that Morgan “shall be required to serve a minimum of 35 years in custody before he shall be eligible for parole and in any event parole shall…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. State v. ChaneyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
  5. McClain v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988
  2. State v. PrietCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  3. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  4. Brown v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Dolchok v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1982

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