Michael v. State

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

In this case, a petitioner claims to have been convicted in the superior court of crimes not charged in his indictment. The court of appeals ruled otherwise and affirmed petitioner’s conviction. Michael v. State, 767 P.2d 193 (Alaska App.1988). We reverse.

I

Steven and Loreli Michael were charged by an Anchorage grand jury with thirteen counts of assault in the first degree. 1 Each count of their joint indictment alleged that the defendants,

either personally or as a person ... legally accountable for the conduct of another, did unlawfully and intentionally [i.e.,…