Legal Opinion
Closson v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided December 22, 1989No. A-1589, A-2019PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Tyoga G. Closson was convicted by a jury of theft in the second degree. He was thereafter charged with two counts of perjury for testimony he had given in connection with his theft case. Closson pled no contest to one count and was convicted of the other. In case No. A-1589, Closson appeals his theft conviction. In case No. A-2019, Closson appeals the perjury conviction that resulted from his trial. We affirm in both cases.
THEFT — CASE NO. A-1589
I. Facts
In October 1985, Closson stole a .45 caliber pistol from an Anchorage home where his girlfriend was housesitting.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. GraysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Pablo BerriosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Ralph Henry Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- MacHado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1990
- Closson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. RileyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- Betts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1990
- People v. MarcheseNew York Supreme Court · 1994
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