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602 P.2d 1254

Peterson v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 1979

Alaska Supreme Court · decided 1979-11-30

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently August 1982

2 state decisions

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Decided 1979-11-30

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¶1OPINION

PER CURIAM.

¶2Appellant was convicted of the crime of manslaughter and sentenced to an eighteen year term. In a drunken state he beat to death the woman with whom he had been living. Appellant is an alcoholic and has four prior felony convictions: two rapes, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon. The presen-tence report concluded that appellant is dangerous and recommended a maximum sentence. We do not regard the sentence as excessive.

¶3AFFIRMED.

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