...state presented no direct evidence that he was aware that a handgun was in his backpack.Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer wrote in the opinion that that may be true, but that doesn't mean the evidence is insufficient to support the...
...sentence for a man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old Juneau girl in 2008.Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer wrote in an opinion the 40-year sentence for Christopher Allen Scholes, 43, was not excessive, as Scholes had...
...victim had done nothing to provoke the assault, and that Jacobs was 'out of control,'" Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer wrote in his opinion. "... Pointing to Jacobs' lengthy history of assaultive crimes, Judge Pallenberg declared...
...an attorney he chose. Superior Court Judge Eric Smith agreed, causing the state to appeal.Appeals court Judge David Mannheimer, writing for the panel, said the lower court's refusal to overturn the judgment did not violate Cook's constitutional...
...that Prince had previously been convicted was outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice," Coats wrote.Judge David Mannheimer, in a concurring opinion, ruled that "evidence of a defendant's prior DUI convictions normally carries a high...
...Justice Walter Carpeneti of Juneau was retained with 67 percent of the statewide vote. State Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer won 66 percent of the statewide vote. Within the Southeast judicial district, Juneau Superior Court Judge Patricia...
...join the statewide electorate in choosing whether to keep Walter Carpeneti of Juneau on the state Supreme Court and David Mannheimer on the state Court of Appeals. In Alaska, the governor appoints judges from a pool recommended by a panel of attorneys...
...and a second offense can mean a $50,000 fine. "Given these statutory penalties," says the opinion by Judge David Mannheimer, "we conclude that forfeiture of an airplane worth $40,000 is not disproportionate to James Baum's offense...
...meant that the resulting homicide was automatically equivalent in blameworthiness to first-degree murder," Judge David Mannheimer wrote in the opinion. The panel vacated that part of Phillips' total sentence of 142 years and sent the case back...
...Additionally, all Alaska voters will have Alaska Supreme Court Judge Dana Fabe and Alaska Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer to consider for retention. The Alaska Judicial Council, an independent seven-member citizen's commission established...
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