Brian Hall v. State of Alaska

Judge ALLARD.

In 1995, Brian Hall was convicted of first-degree murder and second-degree murder for the shooting deaths of Mickey Dinsmore and Stanley Honeycutt. In the years following his conviction, Hall litigated two post-conviction relief applications, both of which were denied. Hall now seeks to litigate a third post-conviction relief application based on what he claims is newly discovered evidence of innocence that was not available when he litigated his previous post-conviction relief applications.

In the proceedings below, the superior court summarily dismissed Hall's application under…