Legal Opinion
State v. Jouppi
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided May 12, 2017No. Court of Appeals A-11819, A-11829, and A-11830PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Judge MANNHEIMER.
The State of Alaska prosecuted Kenneth John Jouppi and the air carrier that he and his wife owned, Ken Air, LLC, for unlawful importation of alcoholic beverages into a “local option” community (ie., a community that had exercised its option under AS 04.11.491 to prohibit the importation of alcohol), 1 Following a jury trial, both Jouppi and Ken Air were convicted of this crime.
At sentencing, the district court denied the State’s request to order forfeiture, of the airplane involved. The State appealed the district court’s refusal to order forfeiture of the airplane,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Thorne v. Department of Public SafetyAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Millman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1992
- Hafling v. Inlandboatmen's Union of the PacificAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Alaska Public Employees Ass'n v. City of FairbanksAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
- Ketchikan Retail Liquor Dealers Ass'n v. State, Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
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