Gonzales v. State

FITZGERALD, Justice.

A single issue is presented in this appeal. The appellant Louis Gonzales, who was convicted of one count of selling narcotics in violation of AS 17.10.010, claims the trial court was in error in refusing to permit inquiry into prior juvenile adjudications during the cross-examination of James Doyle, a state witness. Doyle was the principal witness at Gonzales’ trial.

Doyle testified that he became slightly involved in the use of heroin while serving in Vietnam as a combat infantryman. He returned to the United States in the latter part of February, 1972, and became addicted…