PURCELLA v. STATE

No. A-2644.

765 P.2d 114 (1988)

Claude PURCELLA, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

December 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Strout, Asst. Public Defender, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Brent Cole, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dwayne W. McConnell, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, and Grace Berg Schaible, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


OPINION

COATS, Judge.

Claude Purcella was convicted, following a jury trial, of promoting gambling in the second degree, AS 11.66.220, and two counts of possession of a gambling device, AS 11.66.260(a). All these offenses are class A misdemeanors. A class A misdemeanor is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than one year. AS 12.55.135. Superior Court Judge Brian C. Shortell sentenced Purcella to serve 180 days with 150 days suspended for promoting...

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