Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Municipality of Anchorage
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided July 27, 1984No. A-169PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SINGLETON, Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of relief under Alaska Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a). 1 Robert Bishop was convicted of driving while intoxicated. AMC 9.28.-020(A). The trial court found that Bishop had a particularly bad driving record and sentenced him to 360 days’ incarceration. Bishop did not appeal his sentence. Anchorage does not maintain a prison for those convicted of municipal offenses. It contracts with the state of Alaska to lodge and supervise its convicts. See Dwyer v. State, 449 P.2d 282 (Alaska 1969) (discussing legality of one government contracting…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. Bernard Jerome Lee, A/K/A James Wesley CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- McGinnis v. StevensAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
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