(DOWNLOAD) "Burleson L. Gipson v. State Alaska" by Supreme Court of Alaska " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Burleson L. Gipson v. State Alaska
- Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
- Release Date : January 03, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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BURKE, Justice. OPINION. The main issue in this appeal is whether lack of counsel at a preliminary hearing unconstitutionally
tainted appellant's subsequent grand jury indictment, trial and conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon in violation
of AS 11.15.220. The second issue is whether the superior court erred in denying a continuance. Appellant, Burleson L. Gipson, was arrested on March 27, 1975, after he allegedly beat one Carolyn Weber with a pool cue
during an altercation at the Flame Lounge in Fairbanks, Alaska. On April 2, 1975, six days after his arrest, Gipson was brought
before the district court for a preliminary hearing. Judge Mary Alice Miller, upon being informed by Gipson that he had been
unable to contact his attorney, recessed the hearing for five minutes to call counsel herself. When court was reconvened Judge
Miller announced that she had been unsuccessful. At the urging of the state, she then ordered the hearing to proceed. At its
Conclusion Gipson was bound over to answer to the grand jury. Judge Miller also raised Gipson's bail from $1,000 to $5,000.