Legal Opinion
Kinnish v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided August 4, 1989No. A-2799PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ. COATS, Judge.
Magistrate George Peck convicted Kevin W. Kinnish of misconduct involving weapons in the second degree (possession of a firearm while intoxicated). AS 11.61.-210(a)(1). On appeal, Kinnish challenges his conviction on the ground that his possession of a pellet pistol did not constitute a violation of the statute because a pellet pistol is not a firearm as the term is used in the statute. We reverse.
On June 17, 1988, Seward Police Officers Richard and Knudson saw Kinnish in an intoxicated state with a pellet pistol at the…
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