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AHVAKANA v. STATE

No. A-2184.

768 P.2d 631 (1989)

Forrest AHVAKANA, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

February 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Beconovich, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Nancy R. Simel, Asst. Atty. Gen., 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

COATS, Judge.

Forrest Ahvakana was convicted, following a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, AS 11.41.500(a), a class A felony. Following this conviction, Ahvakana moved for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Ahvakana's newly discovered evidence was that his codefendant, Fred Tuckfield, had made statements recanting his trial testimony against Ahvakana. Superior Court Judge Michael I. Jeffery held a hearing. At this hearing...

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