Briggs v. Donnelly

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

This appeal concerns the interpretation of AS 33.20.010 and AS 33.20.050, which are statutes that regulate the award of and forfeiture of “good time” for prisoners. Superior Court Judge Rene J. Gonzalez concluded that, under these statutes, the Department of Corrections (DOC) could not forfeit any good time for misbehavior that occurred before July 23, 1990, when Timothy J. Donnelly was resentenced on two counts of sexual assault in the first degree, AS 11.41.410(a). The state appeals, arguing that AS 33.20.010 and AS 33.20.050 allow the DOC to forfeit good time for…