· 9/26/1986
State v. Mekiana
Citations
- 726 P.2d 189
- 1986 Alas. LEXIS 394
How courts have described this case
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- holding that defendants who have been granted suspended imposition of sentences and successfully complete their probationary terms are entitled to have their convictions set aside absent a showing of good cause by the State
- recognizing set-aside convictions as a way of encouraging defendants “to meet the conditions of their probation” and show that they have “reformed,” rewarding them “with a clean record”
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Judges: Rabinowitz, Burke, Matthews, Compton, Moore
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