Legal Opinion

West v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided September 20, 1996No. A-5787PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION.

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Manfried F. (“Fred”) West was convicted by a jury of arson in the second degree, AS 11.46.410, and unlawful evasion in the first degree, AS 11.56.340. On appeal, West claims that the superior court erred in failing to suppress certain statements he made to the police shortly before his arrest, in refusing to sever the two charges against him, in declining to change his trial venue from Fairbanks, and in admitting evidence of other acts of misconduct by him. We affirm.

On the night of May 19, 1994, West was involuntarily discharged from the Regional Center For…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Maine v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. Billy Gene ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  4. Mallott v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Braham v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

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