(DOWNLOAD) "Frank N. Alfred v. State Alaska" by Court Of Appeals Of Alaska ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Frank N. Alfred v. State Alaska
- Author : Court Of Appeals Of Alaska
- Release Date : January 29, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
Description
Frank N. Alfred and the other appellants each pled no contest to separate misdemeanor offenses in Bethel District Court. Magistrate Craig R. McMahon ordered, as one of the conditions of probation, each appellant to contact the Bethel Alcohol Safety Action Program (BASAP) by a specified date and to follow the recommendations of the BASAP counselors. When each appellant failed to comply with this condition, the state declined to initiate probation revocation proceedings. Magistrate McMahon then sua sponte initiated contempt proceedings and found each appellant to be in criminal contempt of court for failure to comply with this condition of probation. On appeal, appellants challenge the courts authority to hold them in contempt for a probation violation. We reverse.