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WALKER v. STATE

No. 3322.

578 P.2d 1388 (1978)

Maurice Felix WALKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Beiswenger, Asst. Public Defender, Bethel, Sue Ellen Tatter, Asst. Public Defender, Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage and Robert Adelman, Anchorage, of counsel, for appellant.

Victor C. Krumm, Dist. Atty., Bethel and Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice.

Appellant Maurice Felix Walker was convicted of larceny in a dwelling1 upon the guilty verdict of a six-person jury. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the ground that the record does not disclose a knowing, voluntary and personal waiver by the accused of his right to a twelve-person jury.

The sixth amendment to the United States Constitution...

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