Legal Opinion
Phillips v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 1980No. 4877PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
Charles Phillips, a sixty-seven year old Athabascan Indian with a long history of alcohol abuse, was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of George Chilligan. The killing occurred after a night of drinking in a cabin in Eklutna, near Anchorage. Phillips shared the cabin with Mike and Andy Yakasoff. Phillips was sentenced to a ten year term of imprisonment. The sentencing judge recommended that he be incarcerated at a “minimum security facility appropriate to [his] age and physical condition.” He has appealed both his conviction and sentence.
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