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PEARCE v. STATE

No. A-5915.

951 P.2d 445 (1998)

Dewell Wayne PEARCE, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

January 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Dieni, Assistant Public Defender, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Cynthia L. Herren, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COATS, C.J., and MANNHEIMER, J. and JOANNIDES, District Court Judge.

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

This case presents an unusual issue that arose during jury selection. The selection process was complete, in the sense that the parties had waived their remaining peremptory challenges and had accepted a panel of twelve jurors, but the court adjourned for the evening without requiring the twelve selected jurors to take their trial oath. During this evening adjournment, the defense attorney received new information about...

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