Legal Opinion
Hohman v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided September 30, 1983No. 6779PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, Judges. COATS, Judge.
George H. Hohman, Jr., was a member of the Alaska State Senate. He was indicted for bribery in violation of AS 11.56.100 1 and receiving a bribe in violation of AS 11.56.110 2 . The state contended that Senator Hohman agreed to accept money to use his influence to obtain an appropriation for an airplane, a CL-215 “water bomber,” which could be used in fighting forest fires. The prosecution also charged Hohman with attempting to bribe Representative Russ Meekins, Jr., to assist him in obtaining the appropriation. Hohman…
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