SIMMONS v. STATE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Supreme Court No. S-16171.

426 P.3d 1011 (2018)

David SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Simmons, pro se, Palmer, Appellant.

Matthias Cicotte , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Jahna Lindemuth , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Maassen, Bolger, and Carney Justices. [Winfree, Justice, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

An inmate refused to provide a DNA sample for Alaska's DNA identification registration system pursuant to a statutory requirement that persons convicted of certain crimes provide a DNA sample for the system. Refusal to submit a sample constitutes a felony. The inmate was charged...

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