IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                          ORDER NO. 1383

                                   Amending Criminal Rule 45(c) concerning the
date from which the time for trial begins to run.

IT IS ORDERED:

     Paragraph (c) of Criminal Rule 45 is amended to read as follows:


               (c)  When Time Commences to Run.
          
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               (5)  Withdrawal of Plea, or Notice That Defendant No
Longer Intends to Enter a Plea of Guilty or Nolo Contendere. When a defendant withdraws a plea
of guilty or nolo contendere, the time for trial shall run from the date of the order permitting the
withdrawal.  When a defendant who previously informed the court of an intention to plead guilty or
nolo contendere notifies the court that the defendant now intends to proceed to trial, the time for trial
shall run from the date of that notification.
          
          


DATED:       December 16, 1999     

EFFECTIVE DATE:                    April 15, 2000 



                                                                 
                                   Chief Justice Matthews


                                                                 
                                   Justice Eastaugh


                                                                 
                                   Justice Fabe


                                                                 
                                   Justice Bryner
     

                                                                 
                                   Justice Carpeneti