Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided June 5, 1987No. A-962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
James McLaughlin was convicted of interference with official proceedings, a class B felony. AS 11.56.510(a)(1)(D). The charge arose from McLaughlin’s attempt to affect the outcome of a pending criminal charge by threatening a police officer. McLaughlin appeals, contending that the police officer’s conduct amounted to entrapment and violated his sixth amendment right to an attorney and his fifth amendment right to remain silent. We affirm.
On September 24, 1984, McLaughlin had a pending criminal case charging him with cocaine possession. He called the Kodiak police station…
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