Fehir v. State

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Ljudevit Blazevic was convicted of commercial fishing during a closed period, 5 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 06.-320(e) and commercial fishing without a permit holder on board the vessel, 5 AAC 39.107(d). He was sentenced on January 22, 1986. As a sanction, his vessel, the F/V St. Roland, was ordered forfeited. Milan Fehir sought to intervene in the criminal case, seeking remission of the forfeiture; he argued that he was a secured creditor entitled to protection.1 See State v. Rice, 626 P.2d 104 (Alaska 1981). The trial court found that Fehir had not perfected his…