Legal Opinion

McCracken v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1971No. 1259PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Appellant Jack Jeffrey McCracken appeals from the superior court’s denial of his application for post conviction relief which was brought under the provisions of Criminal Rule 35(b).

In the lower court, appellant based his application for post conviction relief on the grounds that his court appointed counsel failed to file a timely notice of appeal after being instructed to appeal. 1 Appellant further alleged that the trial court omitted to inform him that an indigent defendant has the right to. appeal in forma pauperis, and has the further right to the appointment…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Whitton v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
  2. W. C. Dodd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  3. George C. Desmond v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
  4. Richard J. Dillane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  5. Merrill v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lanier v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
  2. McCracken v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Donnelly v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Lewis v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Davidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982

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