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WHEAT v. STATE

No. A-1562.

734 P.2d 1007 (1987)

Scot L. WHEAT, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia E. Holland, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Cynthia M. Hora, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Harold M. Brown, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

This case raises a question concerning the extent to which Alaska's criminal laws may be applied to conduct occurring outside the state's territorial limits. The precise issue is whether Alaska is vested with authority to convict an individual for the crime of custodial interference when all the acts constituting the offense were committed outside of the state. We conclude that the state has such authority.

Scot L. Wheat...

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