Judge denies double jeopardy claims in fatal shooting case
The retrial of a man accused of fatally shooting another man in a Mendenhall Valley mobile home park will go ahead as scheduled after a judge rejected the defense's claim that a retrial would be double jeopardy.
KTOO reports (http://bit.ly/2nZIZXU) that online court records show Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg denied the defense's motion for dismissal last week in the trial of Christopher Strawn.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys representing a man accused of fatally shooting another man in a Mendenhall Valley mobile home park are calling for a permanent end of any prosecution after the first trial ended in a mistrial.
The Juneau Empire reports (http://bit.ly/2nYEL2K ) that attorneys representing Christopher Strawn say any more prosecution of Strawn in the October 2015 shooting death of Brandon Cook would be double jeopardy.