Kimoktoak v. State

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The main issue in this appeal is whether the defendant was deprived of his right to sequestration of the jury when the trial judge allowed the jurors to separate for three days after they had begun their deliberations.

Edward Kimoktoak was charged with joyriding, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and operating a motor vehicle without a license. After Kimoktoak entered pleas of not guilty to all three charges, the cases were jointly tried to a jury. 1 At trial, the principal witnesses for the State were two officers from the Anchorage Police Department. The…