State v. Stein

OPINION

In January 1986, Alan Stein was convicted in a non-jury trial of commercial fishing in closed waters, in violation of 5 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 33.310(c)(5). This case was prosecuted as a violation on a strict liability theory pursuant to Beran v. State, 705 P.2d 1280 (Alaska App.1985). A fine of $1,000 was imposed and paid. Two years later, Stein moved to correct his sentence and reduce the fine to $300. Alaska R.Crim.P. 35(a). He relied on Constantine v. State, 739 P.2d 188, 190 (Alaska App.1987), in which this court held, as a matter of statutory construction, that the…