Burkholder v. State

DIMOND, Justice.

In a two-count indictment petitioner was charged with the sale of depressant, stimulant or hallucinogenic drugs in violation of AS 17.12.010. He seeks review of an order denying his motion for production of the grand jury minutes which led to the indictment.

In a similar case involving a different defendant but an identical offense, where the same, sole witness appeared before the grand jury, a different judge in the same judicial district granted that defendant’s motion for production of the grand jury minutes, and then dismissed the case. In order to attain uniformity in the…