Fermin v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

We are presented with a motion to reinstate an appeal that was earlier dismissed because the defendant fled Alaska. As explained below, a defendant’s flight does not constitute a waiver of their right to appeal, but a fleeing defendant has no right to automatic reinstatement of the appeal upon their return to Alaska. Rather, it is the defendant’s burden to demonstrate good cause for reinstating the appeal. Because the defendant in this case has failed to show good cause for reinstating his appeal, we deny his motion for reinstatement and we close this ease.

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