Alam v. State

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Mohammad Alam was convicted of kidnapping, an unclassified felony, in violation of AS 11.41.300(a)(1)(C). He received a sentence of ten years with five years suspended. Alam appeals. We find that there was insufficient evidence to warrant Alam’s conviction for kidnapping and therefore reverse.

J.A. is a thirteen-year-old young woman from the village of Pilot Point. For the past few years, J.A. has lived in Anchorage to attend school during the winter months, and then has returned to Pilot Point for the summers. On October 12, 1987, J.A. was living with her cousin and…