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Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020 (2026)
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Sec. 22.07.020. Jurisdiction.
(a) The court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction in actions and proceedings commenced in the superior court involving
(1) criminal prosecution;
(2) post-conviction relief;
(3) matters under AS 47.12, including waiver of jurisdiction over a minor under AS 47.12.100;
(4) extradition;
(5) habeas corpus;
(6) probation and parole; and
(7) bail.
(b) Except as limited in AS 12.55.120, the court of appeals has jurisdiction to hear appeals of unsuspended sentences of imprisonment exceeding two years for a felony offense or 120 days for a misdemeanor offense imposed by the superior court on the grounds that the sentence is excessive, or a sentence of any length on the grounds that it is too lenient. The court of appeals, in the exercise of this jurisdiction, may modify the sentence as provided by law and the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
(c) The court of appeals has jurisdiction to review (1) a final decision of the district court in an action or proceeding involving criminal prosecution, post-conviction relief, extradition, probation and parole, habeas corpus, or bail; and (2) the final decision of the district court on a sentence imposed by it if the sentence exceeds 120 days of unsuspended incarceration for a misdemeanor offense. In this subsection, “final decision” means a decision or order, other than dismissal by consent of all parties, that closes a matter in the district court.
(d) An appeal to the court of appeals is a matter of right in all actions and proceedings within its jurisdiction except that
(1) the right of appeal to the court of appeals is waived if an appellant chooses to appeal the final decision of the district court to the superior court; and
(2) the state's right of appeal in criminal cases is limited by the prohibitions against double jeopardy contained in the United States Constitution and the Alaska Constitution.
(e) The court of appeals may in its discretion (1) review a final decision of the superior court on an appeal from a district court in an action or proceeding involving criminal prosecution, post-conviction relief, extradition, probation and parole, habeas corpus or bail; (2) review the final decision of the superior court on appeal of a sentence imposed by the district court. In this subsection, “final decision” means a decision or order, other than a dismissal by consent of all parties, that closes a matter in the superior court.
(f) The court of appeals may issue injunctions, writs, and all other process necessary for the complete exercise of its jurisdiction.
(g) A final decision of the court of appeals is binding on the superior court and on the district court unless superseded by a decision of the supreme court.
(a) The court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction in actions and proceedings commenced in the superior court involving
(1) criminal prosecution;
(2) post-conviction relief;
(3) matters under AS 47.12, including waiver of jurisdiction over a minor under AS 47.12.100;
(4) extradition;
(5) habeas corpus;
(6) probation and parole; and
(7) bail.
(b) Except as limited in AS 12.55.120, the court of appeals has jurisdiction to hear appeals of unsuspended sentences of imprisonment exceeding two years for a felony offense or 120 days for a misdemeanor offense imposed by the superior court on the grounds that the sentence is excessive, or a sentence of any length on the grounds that it is too lenient. The court of appeals, in the exercise of this jurisdiction, may modify the sentence as provided by law and the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
(c) The court of appeals has jurisdiction to review (1) a final decision of the district court in an action or proceeding involving criminal prosecution, post-conviction relief, extradition, probation and parole, habeas corpus, or bail; and (2) the final decision of the district court on a sentence imposed by it if the sentence exceeds 120 days of unsuspended incarceration for a misdemeanor offense. In this subsection, “final decision” means a decision or order, other than dismissal by consent of all parties, that closes a matter in the district court.
(d) An appeal to the court of appeals is a matter of right in all actions and proceedings within its jurisdiction except that
(1) the right of appeal to the court of appeals is waived if an appellant chooses to appeal the final decision of the district court to the superior court; and
(2) the state's right of appeal in criminal cases is limited by the prohibitions against double jeopardy contained in the United States Constitution and the Alaska Constitution.
(e) The court of appeals may in its discretion (1) review a final decision of the superior court on an appeal from a district court in an action or proceeding involving criminal prosecution, post-conviction relief, extradition, probation and parole, habeas corpus or bail; (2) review the final decision of the superior court on appeal of a sentence imposed by the district court. In this subsection, “final decision” means a decision or order, other than a dismissal by consent of all parties, that closes a matter in the superior court.
(f) The court of appeals may issue injunctions, writs, and all other process necessary for the complete exercise of its jurisdiction.
(g) A final decision of the court of appeals is binding on the superior court and on the district court unless superseded by a decision of the supreme court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 79
cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007).
Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to limit misdemeanor sentence appeals to terms of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.”
Kott v. State, 678 P.2d 386 (Alaska 1984). “The language in question in this case is that of subsection (d)(2): the State has no right of appeal in criminal cases except to test the sufficiency of the indictment or information... . This language was taken, without substantial change, from former AS 22.”
Hillman v. Mun. of Anchorage, 941 P.2d 211 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Both of the sentence appeal provisions in AS 22.07.020 are potentially ambiguous. For instance, AS 22.”
State v. Walker, 887 P.2d 971 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994). “010 and, after the creation of the court of appeals, the same limitation was re-enacted in former AS 22.07.020(d)(2). In State v. Michel, 634 P.”
In Re Hospitalization of Naomi B., 435 P.3d 918 (Alaska 2019). “”27 We concluded the statute did not “requir[e] appellate review of a moot civil commitment dispute.”28 Our opinion in In re Dakota K.”
Richardson v. State, 47 P.3d 660 (Alaska Ct. App. 2002). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to include the current restrictions on sentence appeals, 21 this court had previously decided several appellate challenges to aspects of eriminal sentences other than the term of imprisonment.”
Mund v. State, 325 P.3d 535 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “in [all] actions and proceedings from which there is no right of appeal to the court of appeals under AS 22.07.020[.]") We have examined the legislative history of AS 12.”
Forster v. State, 236 P.3d 1157 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “80 But those cases were decided before the legislature amended this court’s jurisdictional statute, AS 22.07.020, in 1993 to broaden the State’s right to appeal in criminal cases.”
State v. Wentz, 805 P.2d 962 (Alaska 1991). “," AS 22.07.020(b), and "[a] final decision of the court of appeals is binding on the superior court .”
Peters v. State, 943 P.2d 418 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “In 1995 the Alaska legislature amended AS 22.07.020, the statute establishing this court’s appellate jurisdiction, to restrict this court’s sentence appeal jurisdiction to cases in which a felony sentence exceeds two years to serve or a misdemeanor sentence exceeds 120 days to…”
Holden v. State, 190 P.3d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “" And subsection (b) of the statute declares that litigants have a right to pursue an appeal in the supreme court "only in those actions and proceedings from which there is no right of appeal to the court of appeals under AS 22.07.020. ..." In other words, a litigant's appeal…”
Webber v. Webber, 706 P.2d 329 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “However, in any matter in which a party has a right to appeal to this court under AS 22.07.020(a) and .020(d), the supreme court has residual appellate jurisdiction.”
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(2): 1 case
Harvey v. Antrim, 160 P.3d 673 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(2)(2): 1 case
Wassilie v. State, 331 P.3d 1285 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(3): 2 cases
State v. R.H., 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
State v. RH, 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(a): 4 cases
Webber v. Webber, 706 P.2d 329 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “However, in any matter in which a party has a right to appeal to this court under AS 22.07.020(a) and .020(d), the supreme court has residual appellate jurisdiction.”
Holden v. State, 190 P.3d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “" And subsection (b) of the statute declares that litigants have a right to pursue an appeal in the supreme court "only in those actions and proceedings from which there is no right of appeal to the court of appeals under AS 22.07.020. ..." In other words, a litigant's appeal…”
State, Dept. of Corr. v. Lundy, 188 P.3d 692 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008).
Preston v. State, 634 P.2d 550 (Alaska 1981).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(a)(1): 4 cases
Webber v. Webber, 706 P.2d 329 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “However, in any matter in which a party has a right to appeal to this court under AS 22.07.020(a) and .020(d), the supreme court has residual appellate jurisdiction.”
Holden v. State, 190 P.3d 725 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “" And subsection (b) of the statute declares that litigants have a right to pursue an appeal in the supreme court "only in those actions and proceedings from which there is no right of appeal to the court of appeals under AS 22.07.020. ..." In other words, a litigant's appeal…”
Graham v. Durr, 433 P.3d 1098 (Alaska 2018).
Jackson v. State, 926 P.2d 1180 (Alaska Ct. App. 1996).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(a)(2): 4 cases
Larson v. State, 254 P.3d 1073 (Alaska 2011).
Higgins v. Briggs, 876 P.2d 539 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994).
Hertz v. State, 81 P.3d 1011 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004).
Wassillie v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2014).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(a)(3): 3 cases
Webber v. Webber, 706 P.2d 329 (Alaska Ct. App. 1985). “However, in any matter in which a party has a right to appeal to this court under AS 22.07.020(a) and .020(d), the supreme court has residual appellate jurisdiction.”
A.M. v. State, 653 P.2d 346 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982).
AM v. State, 653 P.2d 346 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(b): 24 cases
Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to limit misdemeanor sentence appeals to terms of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.”
Hillman v. Mun. of Anchorage, 941 P.2d 211 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Both of the sentence appeal provisions in AS 22.07.020 are potentially ambiguous. For instance, AS 22.”
Mund v. State, 325 P.3d 535 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “in [all] actions and proceedings from which there is no right of appeal to the court of appeals under AS 22.07.020[.]") We have examined the legislative history of AS 12.”
Morris v. State, 334 P.3d 1244 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014).
Richardson v. State, 47 P.3d 660 (Alaska Ct. App. 2002). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to include the current restrictions on sentence appeals, 21 this court had previously decided several appellate challenges to aspects of eriminal sentences other than the term of imprisonment.”
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(b)(c): 1 case
Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to limit misdemeanor sentence appeals to terms of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.”
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(c): 6 cases
Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to limit misdemeanor sentence appeals to terms of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.”
Hillman v. Mun. of Anchorage, 941 P.2d 211 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Both of the sentence appeal provisions in AS 22.07.020 are potentially ambiguous. For instance, AS 22.”
Richardson v. State, 47 P.3d 660 (Alaska Ct. App. 2002). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to include the current restrictions on sentence appeals, 21 this court had previously decided several appellate challenges to aspects of eriminal sentences other than the term of imprisonment.”
Parson v. State, 404 P.3d 227 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017).
Jackson v. Borough of Haines, 441 P.3d 925 (Alaska 2019).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(c)(2): 3 cases
Hillman v. Mun. of Anchorage, 941 P.2d 211 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Both of the sentence appeal provisions in AS 22.07.020 are potentially ambiguous. For instance, AS 22.”
Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to limit misdemeanor sentence appeals to terms of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.”
Jacko v. State, 981 P.2d 1075 (Alaska Ct. App. 1999).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(d): 15 cases
In Re Hospitalization of Naomi B., 435 P.3d 918 (Alaska 2019). “”27 We concluded the statute did not “requir[e] appellate review of a moot civil commitment dispute.”28 Our opinion in In re Dakota K.”
Kott v. State, 678 P.2d 386 (Alaska 1984). “The language in question in this case is that of subsection (d)(2): the State has no right of appeal in criminal cases except to test the sufficiency of the indictment or information... . This language was taken, without substantial change, from former AS 22.”
Marlon Mack v. State of Alaska, 523 P.3d 1235 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023).
In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Mark V., 324 P.3d 840 (Alaska 2014).
Allen v. Mun. of Anchorage, 168 P.3d 890 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “120 and AS 22.07.020 to limit misdemeanor sentence appeals to terms of imprisonment exceeding 120 days.”
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(d)(1): 1 case
Marlon Mack v. State of Alaska, 523 P.3d 1235 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(d)(2): 9 cases
Kott v. State, 678 P.2d 386 (Alaska 1984). “The language in question in this case is that of subsection (d)(2): the State has no right of appeal in criminal cases except to test the sufficiency of the indictment or information... . This language was taken, without substantial change, from former AS 22.”
State v. Walker, 887 P.2d 971 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994). “010 and, after the creation of the court of appeals, the same limitation was re-enacted in former AS 22.07.020(d)(2). In State v. Michel, 634 P.”
Forster v. State, 236 P.3d 1157 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “80 But those cases were decided before the legislature amended this court’s jurisdictional statute, AS 22.07.020, in 1993 to broaden the State’s right to appeal in criminal cases.”
State v. Waterman, 196 P.3d 1115 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Michel, 634 P.2d 383 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(e): 4 cases
Hillman v. Mun. of Anchorage, 941 P.2d 211 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “Both of the sentence appeal provisions in AS 22.07.020 are potentially ambiguous. For instance, AS 22.”
Wilson v. State, 680 P.2d 1173 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
R. A. v. State of Alaska (Alaska Ct. App. 2024).
R. A. v. State of Alaska (Alaska Ct. App. 2024).
Alaska Stat. § 22.07.020(g): 2 cases
State v. Wentz, 805 P.2d 962 (Alaska 1991). “," AS 22.07.020(b), and "[a] final decision of the court of appeals is binding on the superior court .”
Yako William Collins v. State of Alaska, 568 P.3d 349 (Alaska 2025).
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