JOHANSEN v. STATE

No. 1309.

491 P.2d 759 (1971)

Daniel JOHANSEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Doyle, John S. Hedland, Meredith A. Wagstaff, and Robert Kocsis, Alaska Legal Services, Anchorage, for appellant.

G. Kent Edwards, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Sanford M. Gibbs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wayne A. Ross, Court Trustee, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BONEY, C.J., and DIMOND, RABINOWITZ, CONNOR and ERWIN, JJ.


OPINION

DIMOND, Justice.

Appellant's wife divorced him in May 1966. The divorce decree required appellant to pay $100 a month for the support of his two children.

Between the date of the divorce and April 1970, appellant paid only $148 in child support. A bench warrant was issued by the superior court, and appellant was arrested and brought before the court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for failure to pay child support...

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