State v. Hazelwood

946 P.2d 875 (1997)

STATE of Alaska, Petitioner,

v.

Joseph J. HAZELWOOD, Respondent.

No. S-7602.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 3, 1997.

Eric A. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Petitioner.

James H. McComas, Friedman, Rubin and White, Anchorage, and Richard H. Friedman, Friedman, Rubin and White, Anchorage, for Respondent.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and RABINOWITZ and MATTHEWS, JJ.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this petition we are called upon to decide whether due process under…