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Deacon v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1978No. 3022PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Before BOOCHEVER, C. J., and RABI-NO WITZ, CONNOR, BURKE AND MATTHEWS, JJ. MATTHEWS, Justice.

This is a speedy trial case.

John Deacon was arrested on March 29, 1975 for the murder of Jack Rock in the village of Grayling. Deacon was arraigned in Bethel shortly after his arrest. A preliminary hearing was held on April 4, in Bethel. At that hearing, Deacon was held over until the grand jury could convene later that month.

On April 30, the grand jury returned an indictment against Deacon for the murder of Rock. Deacon was arraigned on the indictment in Anchorage on May 1, and entered a plea…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
  2. McKinnon v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Glasgow v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
  4. State v. ClouatreAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Nickels v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Stobaugh v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Gray v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. WilliamsAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Springer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1983
  5. Wardlow v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2000

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