Legal Opinion
Aldridge v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1979No. 3413PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
Aldridge was found guilty of the crime of possession of heroin, while he was an inmate of the Fairbanks Correctional Center, in violation of AS 17.10.010. 1 In this appeal, Aldridge advances two specifications of error. First, it is claimed that the conviction should be set aside, and the case remanded with directions to dismiss the charge, because Aldridge was denied the right to a speedy trial under Alaska Criminal Rule 45. Aldridge further asserts that he is entitled to a new trial because the superior court incorrectly instructed the jury as to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Judd v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- United States v. Harry Clardy, United States of America v. Phillip Alfonso TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Greenawalt v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1985
- GD v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1984