James R. Stewart, Appellant v. Steve Elliott, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed judgment for the attorney in a legal-malpractice action arising from a DUI plea. It held that the prior post-conviction ruling did not bind the attorney because he was neither a party nor in privity with a party to that proceeding, and that the trial court was not clearly erroneous in finding insufficient evidence of breach. The court did not decide whether the distinction between Alaska Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time affected the effective date of the DUI statute.