Alaska Supreme Court

Lydia Johnson v. J.g…

September 21, 2018426 P.3d 1096

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding Officer Witte’s rebuttal testimony on the new issue of police reliance on bar employees, and that the error was not harmless. The dissent argued the issue was not preserved and therefore no new trial is warranted.