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2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 55. Sentencing and Probation
Sec. 12.55.151. Court may not reduce or mitigate punishment based on victim's failure to appear or testify.
Universal Citation: AK Stat § 12.55.151 (2018)
Notwithstanding another provision of law, when sentencing a defendant, a court may not mitigate or reduce the punishment of the defendant based on, or otherwise consider as a mitigating factor or reason to impose a lesser punishment, the failure of the crime victim to appear or testify.
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