Koganaluk v. State

OPINION

Joe Koganaluk was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree, in violation of AS 11.41.410(a)(1). 1 He was thereafter sentenced to serve a period of ten years’ imprisonment. Koganaluk now appeals, alleging that the sentence he received is excessive. We affirm.

In claiming that his sentence is excessive, Koganaluk places primary emphasis on the argument that his sentence is equivalent to the ten-year presumptive term prescribed for a second felony offender committing the same class of offense. In advancing this argument, Koganaluk relies on our decision in Austin v. State, 627 P.2d…