STAAEL v. STATE

No. S-964.

718 P.2d 948 (1986)

Paul STAAEL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Greenberg, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for petitioner.

Robert D. Bacon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, Harold M. Brown, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for respondent.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Two issues are presented in this petition. They are: (1) whether a trial court may give over a defendant's objection an instruction that jurors must unanimously find the defendant not guilty of a greater offense before they may render a verdict on whether he is guilty of any lesser included offense, and (2) whether double jeopardy bars reprosecution for a charged offense where the jury indicates that it is unable to reach a verdict as...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases