Legal Opinion
Sarah A. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 2018No. 7305 S-16880PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINFREE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her son. The mother challenges none of the superior court's factual findings; she rather alleges that the court violated her due process rights during the termination trial by: (1) prejudging the case;
*773 (2) improperly assuming the role of a prosecutor while examining witnesses; and (3) relying on research and evidence outside the record to impeach witnesses and disregard testimony favorable to her. Asserting that the court's actions deprived her of the right to an impartial decision-maker and amounted to…
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