Legal Opinion
Nygren v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided January 28, 1983No. 5880PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Billie Teresa Nygren stabbed and killed her husband. She was convicted of manslaughter by a jury (former AS 11.15.040). The superior court sentenced her to eight years’ imprisonment, with five years suspended. Her conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. Nygren v. State, 616 P.2d 20 (Alaska 1980).
Nygren subsequently filed a motion with the superior court seeking credit for time she spent in residential alcohol treatment programs while she was on bail pending trial and while she was on bail pending appeal after her conviction and sentence.
She relied on former…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lock v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- People v. RodgersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- People v. StangeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Paul v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Schwing v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1981
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- State v. FellhauerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- Prejean v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- Garrett v. McDonaghSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Matthew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2007
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