Legal Opinion
State v. Jack
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 2005No. S-11051PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
Vernon Jack is charged under the Alaska criminal code with committing a sexual assault while on an Alaska state ferry in Canadian waters. The question is whether Alaska has jurisdiction to prosecute him. We conclude that jurisdiction exists for two reasons. First, AS 44.03.010(2) grants offshore jurisdiction to the State to the extent that the United States has jurisdiction, and the United States has jurisdiction in this case. Second, Alaska has jurisdiction under the widely recognized “effects doctrine.”
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The facts as stated in Judge Stewart’s…
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