STATE v. ANTHONY

Nos. S-3650, S-3765.

810 P.2d 155 (1991)

STATE of Alaska, Appellant, v. Dennis Ray ANTHONY, James Richard Flake, David Matthew Logue, Richard R. Ecklund, Victor E. Chambers, on behalf of themselves and all other persons who are now or will be similarly situated, CASE NO. 3PA-88-1009 CI, Leroy K. Smith, Roger M. Pike, Patrick Plentnikoff, Richard D. Nitz, Michael A. Bateman, and Robert D. Lozzio, Robert D. Thrall, CASE NO. 3PA-88-601 CI, Reginald L. Silvernail, CASE NO. 3KN-88-816 CI, Anthony L. Brown, CASE NO. 3AN-88-8966 CI, Edward P. Lowry, CASE NO. 3AN-88-9165 CI, John C. Aspell, CASE NO. 3AN-88-8987 CI, Richard H. Krantz, CASE NO. 3AN-88-8986 CI, Sidney R. Hertz, Peter W. Thorsen, CASE NO. 3AN-88-10971 CI, Terry F. Newell, CASE NO. 3KN-88-966 CI, Robert G. Klink, CASE NO. 3KN-88-970 CI, Appellees. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Appellant, v. Richard Carl SNYDER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn May, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Jeffrey W. Bush, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellant.

Pete Ehrhardt, Robinson, Beiswenger & Ehrhardt, Soldotna, for appellees Anthony, Silvernail, Newell and Klink.

Edward P. Lowry, Sidney R. Hertz, Anthony L. Brown, appellees pro se.

Leroy K. Smith, appellee pro se.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether AS 43.23.005(d),1 which prohibits certain felons from collecting permanent fund dividends, violates the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution and/or the Alaska Constitution.2 The superior court held the statute violative of "equal protection." We reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

AS 43.23...

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