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Nielsen v. State

Supreme Court of Alaska
Dec 30, 1971
492 P.2d 122 (Alaska 1971)

Opinion

No. 1503.

December 30, 1971.

Appeal from the Superior Court, First Judicial District, Ketchikan, Hubert A. Gilbert, J.

Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Anchorage, Barry J. Rovins, R. Collin Middleton, Asst. Public Defenders, Ketchikan, for appellant.

John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Harold M. Brown, Dist. Atty., Ketchikan, for appellee.

Before BONEY, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR and ERWIN, JJ.


OPINION


This is an appeal from a sentence of three years imprisonment, imposed after appellant's plea of guilty to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Appellant, without substantial provocation, had repeatedly stabbed the victim with a butcher knife. Finding the sentence to be clearly nonexcessive in view of the violent nature of the crime charged, we affirm.


Summaries of

Nielsen v. State

Supreme Court of Alaska
Dec 30, 1971
492 P.2d 122 (Alaska 1971)
Case details for

Nielsen v. State

Case Details

Full title:WALTER JAMES NIELSEN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE

Court:Supreme Court of Alaska

Date published: Dec 30, 1971

Citations

492 P.2d 122 (Alaska 1971)

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