Collins v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

Yako William "Billy" Collins was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree.1 Superi- or Court Judge Eric Smith sentenced Collins to twenty-five years of imprisonment with five years suspended. Collins appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm Collins's conviction, but remand his case to the superi- or court to reconsider whether Collins's case should be referred to the three-judge panel for sentencing.

Factual and procedural background

The victim in this case, J.H., lived with her parents and her sister in Wasilla. Collins was the boyfriend of J.H.'s sister,…