ADAMS v. STATE

No. 3067.

598 P.2d 503 (1979)

Phillip J. ADAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Rigos, Asst. Public Defender, Brian C. Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Glen C. Anderson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


AMENDED OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

Phillip J. Adams was convicted of mayhem at the conclusion of a bench trial. On appeal he maintains that the speedy trial requirements of Rule 45, Alaska R.Crim.P., were violated; and he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence before the grand jury and at trial. We hold that the grand jury had insufficient evidence to indict Adams and reverse his conviction.

On August 28, 1975, Adams was arrested by an Anchorage...

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