Demmert v. State

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

After a non-jury trial in the superior court, James K. Demmert, Jr., was adjudged guilty of the commission of a lewd and lascivious act upon the body of a child, a felony under AS 11.15.134.1 Demmert appeals, asserting three separate claims of error. Specifically, Demmert contends:

1. That there was insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding that he acted with the specific intent required by AS 11.15.134;

2. That the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to support the conclusion that he had committed a “lewd and lascivious act”; and

3. That the trial…