Legal Opinion
Greist v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided October 7, 2005No. A-8859PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION as revised on rehearing
COATS, Chief Judge.
In 2003, Sugar R. Greist was convicted of third-degree assault, a class C felony. 1 Greist was a first felony offender. Under Alaska sentencing law at that time, there was no presumptive term of imprisonment for first felony offenders convicted of class C felonies. 2 However, Greist’s sentencing was governed by former Alaska Statute 12.55.125(k)(2). This statute declared that, in the absence of one or more of the aggravating factors defined in AS 12.55.155(c), or extraordinary circumstances as defined in AS 12.55.165, a first felony offender…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- McClain v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. PerezCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lamb v. AndersonAlaska Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. DagueCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2006
- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2005
- Smart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2006
- State v. KuhlmanCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
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