Jeffries v. State

169 P.3d 913 (2007)

Michael V. JEFFRIES, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

No. S-11507.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 26, 2007.

Quinlan Steiner, Assistant Public Defender, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Petitioner.

Kenneth M. Rosenstein, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and David Marquéz, Attorney General, Juneau, for Respondent.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Michael Jeffries caused a traffic accident that fatally injured his…