Hilburn v. State

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

In early January of 1985, E.L. and A.T. travelled to Anchorage from Hooper Bay. E.L. was a twenty-three-year-old Yupik Eskimo woman who was born and raised in Hooper Bay. Her primary language was Yupik, but she had learned English in school. She had been to Anchorage only once prior to 1985. E.L. and A.T. lived together in Hooper Bay. They are the parents of a child, who at the time of this case was two years old. A.T. went to high school in Anchorage.

At about 2:00 a.m. on January 6, 1985, E.L. and A.T. were walking along Fireweed Lane near Arctic. E.L. was cold,…