Legal Opinion
LaVigne v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided March 2, 1990No. A-2494PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
Ronald J. LaVigne was indicted for theft in the first degree and unlawful possession of equipment with a defaced serial number. AS 11.46.100; AS 11.46.270(a). Superior Court Judge Beverly W. Cutler conducted a jury trial on these charges in January 1987. Following the state’s case-in-chief, LaVigne presented several witnesses on his own behalf. However, LaVigne did not testify. The jury found LaVigne guilty of both charges.
LaVigne obtained another attorney and filed a motion requesting a new trial. La-Vigne contended that he had been denied the right to testify at his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Tachibana v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
- Boyd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- State v. StaleyHawaii Supreme Court · 1999
- LaVigne v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Gill v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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