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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. A-2490.

789 P.2d 365 (1990)

Dwight WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Malin, Asst. Public Defender, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

John A. Scukanec, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Sp. Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., COATS, J., and CRASKE, Superior Court Judge.

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Dwight Williams appeals his conviction for kidnapping, assault in the first degree, and tampering with a witness. We affirm.

Williams' principal claim on appeal is that the state was improperly allowed to comment on his pre- and post-arrest silence. Because Williams raised no objection below to the challenged evidence, we review his claim only for plain error. See Silvernail...

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