Court Opinion

ID: 9850882
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 05:03:57.806926+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:44.975919
License: Public Domain

BRYNER, Chief Judge,
dissenting.
Although the briefing for the appellants in this case may well leave something to be desired, it is, in my view, at least minimally adequate to preserve the issues raised for appellate review. The issues raised are not insubstantial. Because the case involves misdemeanor convictions, the appellants could properly have elected to submit the appeal in the first instance without any briefing whatsoever. Alaska Appellate Rule 217(f). The state has not objected to the appellants’ briefs. I believe the appropriate recourse would be to order supplemental briefing.