Legal Opinion

Rust v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1978No. 3172PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON REHEARING

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

In its petition for rehearing, the state takes exception to this court’s discussion of Rust’s claim that he was entitled to receive treatment for his dyslexic condition. The crux of the state’s position in its petition for rehearing is that the superior court, sitting as a sentencing court, lacked jurisdiction to inquire into treatment decisions of the Division of Corrections, particularly in the procedural context of a Criminal Rule 35(a) motion. 1

In support of this contention, the state argues that the issues in the instant case do not involve any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Heflin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Donnelly v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Merrill v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Holton v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Nell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
  3. Sovalik v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
  4. E.P. v. Alaska Psychiatric InstituteAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Bishop v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1984

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