Legal Opinion
Mezak v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided July 29, 1994No. A-5078PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
Maxie Mezak pleaded no contest to operating a watercraft while intoxicated. AS 28.-35.030. Mezak appeals the decision of District Court Magistrate Craig R. McMahon denying Mezak’s motion to dismiss the charge on the ground that he had not been “operating” the watercraft as defined by the statute. We affirm the conviction.
On June 4, 1993, Bethel Police Sgt. John Bilyeu and Lt. Jean Achee went to the Brown Slough area in response to a report that three drunk males were leaving the area in a yellow boat. When the officers arrived, they observed the boat and saw that one of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Jacobson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Lathan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1985
- State, Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles v. ConleyAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
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