Legal Opinion
Swensen v. Municipality of Anchorage
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1980No. 4675PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
Michael Swensen contends that his guilty plea was accepted by the district court under procedures which did not comport with due process and Criminal Rule ll.1 Appellant was arrested on January 8, 1976, for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants (OMVI), a violation of Anchorage Ordinance 9.28.020(A). Swensen was arraigned in district court the following day and, unrepresented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty.
*877On April 3, 1978, he moved to withdraw this guilty plea. The district court refused to hear the merits of the motion on…
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