Alaska's attorneys

“Alcohol abuse is a serious problem in rural Alaska, and airplanes are sometimes the only realistic means to commit the crime of alcohol importation,”

Alaska's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-21

Alaska's attorneys wrote that alcohol abuse is a serious problem in rural Alaska and that airplanes are sometimes the only realistic means to commit the crime of alcohol importation.

“grossly disproportional to the gravity of his offense.”

Alaska's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-21

Alaska's attorneys said Jouppi hasn't shown how punishing him with forfeiture of his plane is grossly disproportional to the gravity of his offense.