Crouse v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

A jury intended to convict Adonna L. Crouse of driving under the influence, but it filled out the wrong verdiet form and mistakenly convicted her of the lesser-included offense of reckless driving. The district court judge immediately learned of this error, and allowed the jury to revise its verdiet. Crouse argues that the court should have entered a judgment convicting her of reckless driving without inquiring into the jurors' intent. She also argues that the court staff's ex parte contact with the jury regarding this verdict form deprived her of her constitutional…