Legal Opinion
Robart v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided January 23, 2004No. A-8313PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEWART, Judge.
A jury found Scott P. Robart guilty of using the state seal for an advertising or commercial purpose without the written permission of the lieutenant governor. 1 On appeal, Robart claims that the statute protecting the state seal, AS 44.09.015, is preempted by federal copyright law. Robart also claims that the district court erred when it refused to issue a protective order to prevent the State from arguing that the state government was unaware of Robart's use of the state seal, that the jury was not instructed on Robart's theory of the "mistake of fact" defense, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Totemoff v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1995
- Sears v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1986
- Stoneking v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1990
- Katz v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Commonwealth v. R. I. Sherman Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Young v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2016
- Marquinn Jones-Nelson v. State of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 2022
- Robart v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004