Alaska Court System

River Aspelund was arrested in 2022 in connection with his mother's murder. The court found Aspelund unfit to stand trial, and the state requested he be given antipsychotic medication involuntarily. Today, the appeals court affirmed that decision.

A superior court judge has overturned the state's allotment program that provides reimbursements to homeschool families for courses and activities. The decision could impact the thousands of Kenai Peninsula students who are homeschooled, but lawmakers say they're looking into a solution.

Nathan Erfurth's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case in January, and asked for a hearing to discuss discrepancies between his transcription of recorded conversations that serve as critical evidence in the case and the state's.

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews dismissed the case on four grounds, citing a lack of quorum on the grand jury that brought the charges, a shoddy indictment, improper instructions and tainted evidence.

Former Homer Judge Margaret Murphy's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the case in October. Today, they argued that the indictment, handed up by a grand jury in April 2023, didn't meet the state's legal standards.

A two-and-a-half-year-old bull moose was killed and had its radio collar removed in September. Wildlife Troopers say a man pleaded guilty last week to three misdemeanors in the case.

Margaret Murphy was charged with one perjury count in April. Today, her attorney told the court they needed time to review thousands of documents.

Nathan Erfurth was arrested in May for sexual abuse of a minor. On Tuesday, he pleaded not guilt to 61 charges, including for second and fourth-degree sexual abuse of a minor, exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.

Margaret Murphy made her first court appearance since receiving felony perjury charges in May. She entered a not guilt plea, while a crowd of advocates worried about judicial corruption celebrated her arraignment as a victory.

Retired District Court Judge Margaret Murphy was indicted for perjury last Friday. She has long been at the center of a Soldotna man’s crusade for the rights of grand juries.