Opinion

State v. Bernard

1981 Alas. LEXIS 455 · Alaska Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1981

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STATE of Alaska v. Robert BERNARD, Rene Hernandez, and Roland Voisine

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Dissent — Rabinowitz

OPINION Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice. PER CURIAM. The decision of the superior court is affirmed for the reasons expressed therein. The decision is set forth in the Appendix. AFFIRMED. RABINOWITZ, C. J., dissents.

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Status: Published
Author
Judges: Rabinowitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews, Dimond
Cluster ID: 5326318

Citations

1981 Alas. LEXIS 455
625 P.2d 311

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Parentheticals

'That one [interpretation] is more logical than the other does not cure the ambiguity of the regulation when the less logical method is not strained or outlandish."
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"It is axiomatic that 'a vague, imprecise, indefinite or ambiguous regulation, the breach of which carries a criminal penalty, should be strictly construed in favor of the accused.’ ” (quoting Theodore v. State, 407 P.2d 182, 189 (Alaska 1965))
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