Legal Opinion
Hutchison v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided June 8, 2001No. A-7544PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
We are asked to decide whether extreme intoxication can constitute a defense to a charge of failure to appear under the former (pre-September 2000) version of AS 12.30.060. As this statute was worded prior to September 4, 2000, a defendant was guilty of failing to appear if the defendant was released on bail and then "wilfully" failed to appear at a scheduled court date. Hutchison was charged with violating this statute because he failed to attend his omnibus hearing. He defended by asserting that he was so drunk on the night before the omnibus hearing that he passed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. John Paul WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Neitzel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
- United States v. Charles P. BourassaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Johansen v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Hentzner v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2005
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