George v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

Alaska Statute 12.55.085(f)(1) provides that a “court may not suspend the imposition of a sentence of a person who” commits certain listed crimes. 1 Robbery in the first degree 2 is one of the crimes which falls within the statutory prohibition. Louis George was convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree. 3 At sentencing, Superior Court Judge Larry D. Card concluded that AS 12.55.085(f)(1) precluded him from granting George a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS). George appeals this decision. We reverse.

A few weeks prior to the robbery, George…