Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer

Shall David Mannheimer be retained as judge of the court of appeals for eight years?

According to the State of Alaska Region III Voter Guide the Judicial Council Recommends a Yes Vote

Appointed in 1990 by Governor Steve Cowper (D)

In my searches the best information I found was some articles on some of his judgments. They are as follows:

• An article on an abuse case (Some details may bother some people): http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2011/02/18/local_news/doc4b74ce3e58d5e284078130.txt

• Another helpful article about a case involving Coercive Searches by police officers during traffic stops: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/23/2333.asp

• This article goes along with the one above: http://flexyourrights.org/2008_04_21_a_great_4th_amendment_ruling_in_alaska

• Finally this one features Mannheimers dissent statements in regards to a Marijuana used for religious purposes case: http://www.newsminer.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Alaska+court+rejects+religious+appeal+in+marijuana+case+%20&id=5635448&instance=home_news_window_left_top_3

Update 11/1/10: According to this research recommended No for retainment due to "weak sentencing".