Reynolds v. State

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Randall C. Reynolds was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree, AS 11.41.410, and acquitted of kidnapping, AS 11.41.300. He received a five-year sentence. He appeals challenging his conviction and contending that the sentence imposed was excessive. Reynolds challenges the constitutionality of AS 11.41.410, Alaska’s first-degree sexual assault statute, and argues that he should have been given a directed verdict of acquittal on the kidnapping and sexual assault charges or, alternatively, more favorable jury instructions. We affirm.

Reynolds and J.D., his victim,…