Legal Opinion
Newcomb v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided September 8, 1989No. A-2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
Gary Frank Newcomb was convicted, following a jury trial, of one count of robbery in the first degree, one count of burglary in the first degree, and one count of assault in the third degree. AS 11.41.500(a)(1); AS 11.46.300(a)(1); AS 11.41.220(a)(1). New-comb appeals, raising several issues. We reverse the conviction.
On February 10, 1983, two men wearing dark clothing and ski masks robbed Peninsula. Furs in Sterling, Alaska, at gunpoint. Peninsula Furs was also the residence of Edward Whitaker, the owner. The men pointed a gun at Whitaker’s head, tied him up, gagged him,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Thorne v. Department of Public SafetyAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Waring v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Lemon v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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