Legal Opinion
Gorz v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided February 5, 1988No. A-1909PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Stephan A. Gorz and Raymond A. Monroe were jointly indicted for arson in the first degree, in violation of AS 11.46.400(2). Their cases were tried separately. Gorz was convicted after a jury trial. He appeals, arguing that insufficient evidence was presented to the grand jury to support his indictment, that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to make an opening statement, and that the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial based on juror misconduct. We find that sufficient evidence was presented to justify Gorz’s indictment and conclude that his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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