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1 Alaska Just. F. 1 (1977)

handle is hein.journals/aljufor1 and id is 1 raw text is: Alaska J tusitice I17 l IN THIS ISSUE: - Practitioners Guide to Search & Seizure. - Analysis of Recent Alaska Supreme Court De- cisions (Pre-indictment Right to Counsel). - Continuing Professional Development: A Look at What's Happening. VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 MAY 1977 ALASKA CASE A SYSTEM IN EVOLUTION LAW: RIGHT --John E. Havelock TO COUIlSEL Why the ALASKA JUSTICE FORUM? Another newsletter? Nol Your own agency's news bulletin is the best place to find out what the chief thinks, who's moved where, stuff going on in the agency. The Alaska Justice Forum will be built around a core of freshly prepared educational material, specially adapted to Alaska, about the whole system. Think of it as a graduate correspondence course for professionals on the administration of justice in Alaska. Like any other human institution, the system of justice is in evolution. Regu- lar staff meetings, briefings and the peri- odic literature of your profession help you to keep up with changes in your own sector. But changes in one area which sometimes dramatically impact all sectors frequently catch even the alert practi- tioner napping. The Alaska Justice Forum will respond to those eductional needs which reflect whole system concerns through a permanent, looseleaf service wrapped in an information sheet on hotline develop- ments, current training and educational opportunities, new book reports, and commentary on current issues with multi- ple agency impacts. The permanent sheets will be numbered and punched to provide a looseleaf service so over a per- iod of months you will build a handy reference guide to topics like police organization, lineup procedures, discre- tionary diversions, updates on criminal law and procedure, referral agencies for juveniles, new sentencing laws, prisoner's rights and many other topics. These sheets will be replaced as dated by events and new knowledge. Frequently, they will be written by experts from your own agency. The Alaska Justice Forum is dedi- cated to the proposition that the adminis- tration of justice will work more smooth- ly, produce a better result if each field professional has a better idea of how his work is in turn impacted by the work of others. The Forum is building a body of kriowledge reflecting the inescapable fact that police, courts, prosecution, defense and corrections, though they pursue dif- ferent and sometimes conflicting mis- sions, share an overall interdependent responsibility to the public to shape and administer a coherent, recognizable sys- tem, swiftly, honestly and with justice, reflecting the highest values of the society. The Forum invites contributions in articles; letters, check lists and practice aids and suggestions on how we can im- prove the service and its usefulness. The Forum is a pilot project funded through a grant from the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice. In the long run, it. will work be- cause you need it and use it. Let us know how we can make it serve you better. . The House Judiciary Committee has just completed three weeks of hearings on a substantial portion of the Proposed Alaska Revised Criminal Code. The recommendations of the Criminal Code Revision Subcommission, which was cre- ated by statute in 1976, are contained in three Tentative Drafts. A limited num- ber of these volumes are available by con- tacting Phyl Booth at the Criminal Justice Center, 278-3938. The Sub- commission will complete its compre- Blue v. State, 558 P2d 636 (Alaska, 1977). Benefield v. State, 559 P2d 91 (Alaska, 1977). These are companion cases arising out of the same events. The decisions provide answers to the unre- solved issue for Alaska of the right of an accused to have counsel at pre-indict- ment lineups. In Kib v. Illinois, 406 U.S. 682 (1972), the United States Supreme Court had held that the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did not require that an accused be provided with counsel at pre-indictment lineups. However, deci- sions by the U.S. Supreme Court on the meaning of provisions of the Federal Bill of Rights merely provide a minimum standard of conduct which state courts and local law enforcement must observe. States are free to interpret the meaning of provisions in their own constitutions which are similar to those contained in the Federal Bill of Rights in a more stringent fashion. This is what the Alaska Supreme Court did in the Blue and Bene- field cases. The Court held: (Continued on next page.) hensive revision of Alaska's criminal laws by December 1, 1977. A presentation outlining the high- lights of the revision.will be made at the Alaska Peace Officers Association's Crime Conference in Ketchikan on June 2, 1977. Public hearings will be heldthro- ughout the state during the summer and fall, providing an opportunity for crimi- nal justice practitioners to comment on the Revised Code. CRIMINAL CODE REVISION

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