Brown v. State

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Delbert Forrest Brown, has prosecuted his own appeal from convictions of simple assault, assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a concealable weapon by a person previously convicted of the offense of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Defendant resided across the bay a short distance from Yakutat, Alaska, on November 27, 1960. Flis occupation was that of guide, construction worker and in his spare time he cultivated an oyster bed located in the bay near his property. Two cabins were located on property owned or controlled by him. The…