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STATE v. MURTAGH

Nos. S-11988, S-12007.

169 P.3d 602 (2007)

STATE of Alaska and Alaska Office of Victims' Rights, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. John M. MURTAGH, James H. McComas, Cynthia Strout, Sidney K. Billingslea, and Harry Dee Taylor, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Blasco, Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, Juneau, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Susan Orlansky, Feldman Orlansky & Sanders, Anchorage, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, and BRYNER, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The question in this case is whether certain provisions of the Alaska Victims' Rights Act are unconstitutional. We conclude that they are because they interfere with criminal defense investigations without adequate justification.

I. PROCEEDINGS

This case was initiated by criminal defense attorneys John Murtagh, James McComas, Cynthia Strout, and Sidney Billingslea and defense investigator Harry...

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