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AHMAOGAK v. STATE

No. 4171.

595 P.2d 985 (1979)

Maggie AHMAOGAK and Charles Neokak, Petitioners, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Spitzfaden, Smith & Taylor, Anchorage, for Ahmaogak.

Mary E. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, Brian C. Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Neokak.

James P. Doogan, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Harry L. Davis, Dist. Atty., Fairbanks, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for respondent.

Before CONNOR, BOOCHEVER, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The question presented by this petition is whether service of a Uniform Summons and Complaint triggers the 120 day period in which trial must be commenced under Criminal Rule 45(b). We hold that it does.

On August 18, 1977, Maggie Ahmaogak and Charles Neokak were each served with a document entitled UNIFORM SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, by officers of the State Department of Fish and Game. The documents...

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