Moss v. State

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

Marshall Moss was convicted following a jury trial of four counts of criminal contempt of court. AS 09.50.010(5); AS 09.50.-020. On appeal, he contends the court erred in declining to dismiss his case for violation of his right to speedy trial under Alaska Rule of Criminal Procedure 45. He also asserts a violation of his right against self-incrimination and contends he should have been tried by a twelve-person jury in superior court. We affirm.

On February 23, 1990, the attorney general’s office filed a motion for order to show cause why Moss should not be held in civil…