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PETERSEN v. STATE12/20/1996
Shore's patrol car, but Shore used her car to block Petersen's exit.
When Shore questioned Petersen as to why he was in that area, Petersen claimed he was looking for Amnundson Road. When Shore informed Petersen that she had seen him turn onto Amnundson earlier, then had observed him come back and turn onto R.H.'s street, Petersen claimed he had been looking for a place to turn around. When Officer Shore reminded Petersen that he was not supposed to be at R.H.'s house, Petersen said that he thought it would be all right to turn around in R.H.'s driveway because he hadn't seen any lights on in R.H.'s house.
While Shore was questioning Petersen, R.H. drove up and encountered Shore and Petersen at the end of her driveway. Officer Shore arrested Petersen and placed him in her patrol car; he began beating his head against the prisoner's screen. Petersen told Shore that he loved R.H. and that he had come to her house only because he wanted to "explain some things to her".
Petersen was charged with first-degree stalking, AS 11.41.260(a)(2). He was convicted following a jury trial in the Anchorage superior court.
Facts of the Case: Larson
Bruce Larson, Jr., was involved in a romantic relationship with I.H.; he lived in Unalaska with I.H. and her daughter. In May of 1994, Larson was convicted of assaulting I.H., and a restraining order was entered that prohibited Larson from having any contact with her. Larson was later convicted of violating the restraining order. However, despite these difficulties, I.H. and Larson resumed their relationship.
On December 1, 1994, Larson (who is a commercial fisherman) returned to Unalaska from over a month at sea. Almost immediately, the relationship between Larson and I.H. began to deteriorate. On December 3rd, Larson and I.H. went out to the UniSea Bar in Dutch Harbor. Larson made several remarks that prompted I.H. to leave without him. She handed Larson the keys to her car and told him that she would be leaving with friends. As I.H. walked across the parking lot, Larson ran up from behind her and "slammed" into her back. Larson then took hold of I.H.. She told him, "Please don't touch me; leave me alone." Larson screamed at I.H., calling her a "fucking bitch".
I.H. got into her friends' car and they started to drive to the other side of the island (from Dutch Harbor to Unalaska). Larson chased them, tailgating their car in a dangerous manner. Because of Larson's actions, I.H. asked her friends to take her to the Unalaska police station. Larson followed them most of the way, then made a u-turn and left. At the police station, I.H. explained that Larson had her keys and that she no longer wanted him to stay at her apartment. She asked the police to accompany her home and to assist her in removing Larson's belongings.
The police and I.H. went to her apartment and gained entry by borrowing a key from the landlord. Larson was not in I.H.'s apartment, but the officers found him in the upper floor of the apartment building. Larson relinquished his key to I.H.'s apartment and removed his personal possessions from the apartment. I.H. told Larson not to come back, and the police also instructed him to stay away. However, when the police checked the area a short time later, they found Larson hiding under a car. They again directed him to leave the area.
Later that night, Larson telephoned I.H. approximately fifteen times. During one of these calls, Larson informed I.H. that he was going to pick up I.H.'s daughter from the babysitter and take her. In response, I.H. telephoned the police and again asked for their assistance: an officer stood guard as I.H. went to the babysitter and
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