Legal Opinion

Figueroa v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided October 19, 1984No. 7817PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Mario Figueroa entered a plea of no contest to a charge of assault in the second degree, AS 11.41.210(a)(1). Superior Court Judge James Blair sentenced Figueroa to four years’ imprisonment with two years suspended. The written judgment further ordered that Figueroa complete two years of probation. Figueroa appeals, contending that his trial counsel was ineffective. He also challenges as illegal the portion of his sentence requiring him to complete two years of probation. We affirm.

In order to prevail on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, Figueroa had…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Herbert A. EllenbogenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  3. Risher v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Coleman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Shagloak v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1988
  2. Hurd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2005
  3. Christensen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1993
  4. Paige v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2005
  5. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2005

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