Legal Opinion
Paige v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided June 17, 2005No. A-8663, A-8664PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Chief Judge.
In this case, the sentencing judge did not specify during his remarks at sentencing whether the defendant’s sentences were concurrent or consecutive. We hold that, under former AS 12.55.025(e), when a sentencing judge does not specify whether a defendant’s sentences are concurrent or consecutive, the sentences must be deemed concurrent.
Factual background,
Adrian Paige was convicted of multiple offenses arising out of two separate criminal episodes.
The first incident took place on August 20, 2002. As a result of this incident a jury convicted Paige of one class C…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1985
- State v. AndrewsAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
- Whittlesey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Griffith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
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