Legal Opinion
State v. Ladd
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided January 16, 1998No. A-6225PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
Under Alaska law before 1994, any person under the age of 18 who was charged with a felony was prosecuted and (if found guilty) punished under the juvenile delinquency laws contained in Title 47, chapter 10 of the Alaska Statutes. In 1994, however, the Alaska Legislature amended the coverage of the juvenile delinquency laws by enacting former AS 47.10.010(e). Under this statute (from 1994 to 1996), and now under the successor statute, AS 47.12.030(a), 16- and 17-year-olds who are charged with certain serious felonies are prosecuted as adults and, if found guilty, they…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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