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Butts v. State
Alaska Court of Appeals
53 P.3d 609 (2002)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
Clynton Butts (defendant) ran up to Cheryl Joens in the parking lot of a store and grabbed her purse. Joens screamed and struggled with Butts, attempting to prevent him from taking the purse. Joens fell to the ground during the struggle and finally allowed Butts to pull the purse from her grasp because she was afraid that Butts would attack her further. Butts was eventually apprehended and convicted of second-degree robbery. Butts appealed his conviction, claiming that the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss the indictment against him on the grounds that he did not exert the level of force required for a robbery conviction in the struggle over the purse.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Coats, C.J.)
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