Legal Opinion
State v. Case
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided December 13, 1996No. A-5968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COATS, Judge.
A grand jury indicted Sitka Police Sergeant Steven P. Case for assault in the second degree, a class B felony, and tampering with public records in the first degree, a class C felony. AS 11.41.210(a); AS 11.56.815(a). Case filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. Superior Court Judge Michael A. Thompson granted Case’s motion. The state has appealed to this court. We reverse.
On November 15, 1994, Sitka Police Department (SPD) Officers Teague Widmier and Mark Haywood arrested Melinda Wright for misdemeanor assault and criminal trespass at a local bar. Wright was very intoxicated…
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