Rozkydal v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Martha Jo Rozkydal was convicted of first-degree theft, AS 11.46.120(a), for embezzling over $125,000 from her employer. She was sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment with 32 months suspended — that is, she received 16 months to serve. Rozkydal has now filed a sentence appeal with this court. The question is whether Rozkydal is entitled to appeal her sentence.

In 1995, the Alaska Legislature limited the right of sentence appeal by amending the sentence appeal statute, AS 12.55.120(a). See SLA 1995, ch. 79, §§ 7-8. Under the current version of the statute, defendants…