Patterson v. State

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Kimberly M. Patterson was charged with first-degree robbery, and a jury found her guilty but mentally ill. AS 11.41.500(a)(1); AS 12.47.030. She appeals her conviction, contending that Alaska’s current insanity statutes, AS 12.47.010 et seq., violate the state and federal constitutional guarantees of (1) due process, (2) equal protection, and (3) the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. We reject Patterson's general arguments that the statutory scheme is unconstitutional, relying on Hart v. State, 702 P.2d 651 (Alaska App.1985). See also, State v. Alto,…