28 Mar Alaska Supreme & Appellate Court Headnotes from 3.27.2017
When there are multiple defendants, final judgment will not be entered against one defendant until all the claims are resolved as to all defendants....
Defendant’s Rights
11 Mar Josh Cooley on KSRM Part 5
I think the plea system is problematic. If we got rid of the plea system and as an officer on the front line and a prosecutor making a charging decision you knew that when you arrested a person...
11 Mar Josh Cooley on KSRM Part 3
Ultimately, you are looking for people who are critical thinkers, you are looking for people who are going to be able to think for themselves and not be steered by the narrative....
11 Mar Josh Cooley on KSRM Part 2
You should prepare your cases as an attorney as if you're going to trial. If you prepare for a plea, you're not going to get a very good plea....
02 Mar Alaska Supreme & Appellate Court Headnotes From 2.24.2017
Alaska Supreme Court Headnotes Featured Case: STANLY PIENIAZEK | APPELLANT, V | STATE OF ALASKA | APPELLEE | Alaska Court of Appeals Trial court misapplied the necessary factors needed for determining a defendant’s competency to stand trial and subsequently convicted defendant. Therefore, defendant’s case must be remanded...
20 Feb Josh Cooley on KSRM Part 4
I think there are some programs in the state of Alaska that are helpful for drugs and alcohol in the jails. I don't think that many of the other rehabilitative programs outweigh the negatives. Prison is a great place to go and meet people who...
16 Feb Alaska Supreme & Appellate Court Headnotes From 2.10.2017
Alaska Supreme Court Headnotes Featured Case: Civil Law | Prisoner Transport | Richard B. Factors | Waiver on Appeal | Plain Error ALEX H., APPELLANT, V. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES, APPELLEE. Alaska Supreme Court A prisoner’s request for transport to attend his...
10 Feb Alaska Supreme & Appellate Court Headnotes From 2.3.2017
ALASKA COURTS OF APPEALS HEADNOTES CORRINA I. McCORD, APPELLANT, V. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. The defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal was properly denied because the double jeopardy clause and Lockhart rule do not prohibit the government from retrying defendant even if the evidence should have been...
02 Feb Alaska Supreme & Appellate Court Headnotes From 1.27.2017
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KEVIN PATRICK MAGUIRE, APPELLANT, V. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. Alaska Court of Appeals Five year probation sentence for failure to meet child-support obligations was not excessive, despite defendant’s age or lack of criminal history....
10 Apr Senate Bill 91: Criminal Justice Reform
The lag time between research and science and legislators and laws can be most easily measured in decades - and that's how it is supposed to be. But for those left in the lurch, that place between generally accepted scientific fact and courtroom reality, it...
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