OSTROSKY v. STATE

No. A-206.

704 P.2d 786 (1985)

Harold OSTROSKY, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

August 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Orlansky, Asst. Public Defender, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Cynthia M. Hora, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.


OPINION

COATS, Judge.

This case raises the question of the extent to which a defendant can rely on mistake of law as a defense to a fish and game violation.

Harold Ostrosky and his two daughters were convicted of fishing without a valid limited entry permit in 1979. Ostrosky's daughters moved for post-conviction relief, contending that the Limited Entry Act violated equal protection. Judge Victor D. Carlson found the act unconstitutional and vacated...

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