Legal Opinion
Dobberke v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided February 8, 2002No. A-7561PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEWART, Judge.
A jury convicted Donald R. Dobberke of first-degree vehicle theft. 1 However, we conclude that the jury instructions constituted plain error because they failed to specify that Dobberke's initial taking of the car had to be trespassory. Therefore, we reverse Dob-berke's conviction.
Facts and Proceedings
On August 7, 1998, Dobberke rented a 1996 Mercury Mystique from the Hertz Rent-A-Car franchise in Kenai for three days. Superior Oilfield Logistics, a corporation, owns the franchise; Dan VanZee owns the corporation.
Dobberke kept the Mercury beyond the three-day rental…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dorman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Holiday Inns of America, Inc. v. PeckAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Matter of Estate of McCoyAlaska Supreme Court · 1993
- Deal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1983
- Heaps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2001
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3Cited by3 opinions
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