Widermyre v. State

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted defendant-appellant of larceny of one-half pint of whiskey from the Brown Jug Liquor Store in Anchorage while a clerk was on duty. The conviction is based on an indictment found under an Alaska statute making larceny in any dwelling house, banking house, office, store, shop, etc., a felony1

Appellant’s various arguments in support of this appeal are summarized as follows :(1) Alaska’s simple larceny statute provides that where the value of the goods taken is less than $100, the crime shall be treated as a misdemeanor.2 The retail value of the whiskey in…