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At least 930 Anchorage misdemeanor cases have walked free for this reason since May .
The city said it didn’t have enough prosecutors to bring cases forward.
The cases include allegations of serious crimes such as domestic violence.
City officials say they’re aware of the problem and are raising prosecutor pay.
Anchorage attorney Kara Nyquist was named as the victim in multiple cases of stalking, trespassing and violating protective orders against a fellow Anchorage attorney.
The city prosecutor’s office has said that about half the cases it handles involve domestic violence.
The Alaska Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Jacob Sonneborn's law license in connection with Nyquist 's allegations.
Anchorage's prosecutor's office has dwindled from 13 in July 2021 to nine in July of this year .
Alaska state court rules say prosecutors must bring defendants before a jury within 120 days .
The deadline has proved impossible for the Anchorage prosecutor’s office to hit.
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