Kvasnikoff v. State

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

At issue in this case is the effect of an order made by a superior court judge three days after one of the parties attempted to preempt that judge from presiding further over the case.

On September 2, 1972, the petitioner’s wife was found unconscious in her hotel room in Seward, Alaska. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. On January 31, 1973, the petitioner was found ..guilty by Judge Hanson, after a non-jury trial, of manslaughter in violation of AS 11.1S.040. 1 On April 26, 1973, Judge Hanson elected not to sentence the petitioner and entered an…