Legal Opinion
Eppenger v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided November 6, 1998No. A-6554PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COATS, Chief Judge.
The question raised by this case is whether a defendant can be convicted of vehicle theft in the first degree if he obtains the vehicle with the oral permission of the owner. We conclude that, although the wording of the statute would seem to support such a conviction, the legislative history of the statute indicates that the legislature did not intend this result.
Following a jury trial, Benjamin Eppen-ger, Jr., was convicted of vehicle theft in the first degree, a class C felony. The statute governing first-degree vehicle theft, AS 11.46.360(a)(1), provides in relevant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. v. Kenai Pipe Line Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1985
- Neitzel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
- Muller v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1996
- Manes v. CoatsAlaska Supreme Court · 1997
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- Allridge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1998
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