# Alaska R. App. P. 106: Rule 106. Precedential Effect of Certain Supreme Court Decisions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_APP_R106

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska R. App. P. 106
- **Heading:** Rule 106. Precedential Effect of Certain Supreme Court Decisions
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alaska Rules of Court / Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure / Alaska R. App. P. 106

## Text

(a) Equally Divided Court. In an appeal to the supreme
court, any issue or point on appeal on which the justices are
equally divided is affirmed in that appeal, but the issue or point
decided by an equally divided court shall not have precedential
effect.
(b) Two-to-One Vote in Supreme Court. In an appeal
that is decided with only three of five supreme court justices
participating, any issue or point on appeal that the court
decides by a two-to-one vote is decided only for purposes of
that appeal, and shall not have precedential effect.
PART II. PROCEDURE ON APPEALS
AS OF RIGHT

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