Aningayou v. State

STEWART, Judge.

On a stipulated record, Judge Charles R. Tunley found Brian A. Aningayou guilty of sexual assault in the first degree. 1 Aningay-ou appeals, contending that the superior court erred by denying his motion to suppress statements he made to Alaska State Trooper Gary L. Johnson.

On April 29, 1995, E.M. was asleep in bed in her home in Gambell, a village on St. Lawrence Island. She awoke to the sound of breaking glass. She jumped out of bed, turned on the hallway light; and was immediately rushed and attacked by Aningayou, who was wearing a cap and a dark jacket and had apparently…