Jimmy Lee Walker v. State Alaska

Jimmy Lee Walker was tried and convicted by a jury for rape under AS 11.15.120. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment with two years suspended. On appeal, he challenges his conviction on numerous grounds: (a) that the trial court erred in giving certain jury instructions and in failing to give others; (b) that the trial court erred in not declaring a mistrial when the complaining witness fainted after giving her testimony; (c) that the jury was unrepresentative due to the exclusion of military personnel claiming a domicile outside Alaska; (d) that the trial court erred in admitting certain hearsay statements; (e) that the pre-information identification was improper because Walkers attorney was not present; and (f) that multiple errors at his trial had the cumulative effect of denying Walker a fair trial. Walker also contends that the trial courts refusal to grant him a post-conviction bail hearing, because he was ineligible for release under former AS 12.30.040(b), violated his right to equal protection of the laws.