Salinas v. State

AREND, Justice.

The appellant, Natividad Salinas, was tried by jury and convicted in the District Court for the District (Territory) of Alaska of the crime of arson in the second degree. He appealed from the conviction to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While this appeal was pending he moved in the trial court, on January 4, 1960, for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. On February 20, 1960, pursuant to section 15 of the Alaska Statehood Act 1 and Executive Order No. 10,867, 2 this case, includ ing the motion for new trial, was transferred to the…