Legal Opinion

Bargas v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided September 27, 1971No. 1204PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIMOND, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of selling a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drug, in violation of AS 17.12.010. 1 On this appeal appellant raises several points of error allegedly committed during his trial, in addition to contending that the sentence imposed was cruel and unusual punishment and an abuse of discretion. We shall consider only one point which is dispositive of the entire case.

A 16-year-old juvenile, while on probation, cooperated with the police by assuming the role of an informant. His job as an informant was to meet people like appellant and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Erickson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Dorman v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Reeves v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Elson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Davis v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1972

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