Jeffries v. State

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Michael Jeffries caused a traffic accident that fatally injured his passenger. A jury convicted him of second-degree murder under AS 11.41.110. The court of appeals affirmed. We consider here whether a reasonable jury could find that Jeffries displayed "extreme indifference to the value of human life," as required for a second-degree murder conviction under AS 11.41.110. There was evidence that Jeffries, after drinking aleoholic beverages at home, drove from his home to a social club, where he drank at least six more beers before he decided to drive…