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ANDREANOFF v. STATE

No. A-1480.

746 P.2d 473 (1987)

Charles ANDREANOFF, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

November 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Surgeon, Asst. Public Defender, Bethel, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Valerie A. Van Brocklin, Asst. Dist. Atty., Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Grace Berg Schaible, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide two questions regarding the proper interpretation of AS 12.40.080. First, may a grand jury, sua sponte, reconsider a decision to return a "no true bill" and hear new evidence? And, second, if it may, was its decision to do so in this case coerced by the prosecution?

On June 21, 1985, a grand jury was convened to consider a proposed indictment charging Charles Andreanoff with...

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