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BENTLEY v. STATE

No. A-453.

706 P.2d 1193 (1985)

Donald BENTLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

October 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Cole, Asst. Public Defender, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

W.H. Hawley, 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.

Donald Bentley was convicted of perjury, AS 11.56.200, and sentenced to a term of eight years imprisonment. He appeals his conviction and sentence. We find that Bentley was denied the constitutional right to be confronted with witnesses against him, and reverse his conviction.

On April 21, 1983 Donald Bentley was indicted for assault in the second degree in Kodiak. Bentley was apparently jailed. On June 3, 1983, Magistrate McBride...

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