Galauska v. State

OPINION

FITZGERALD, Justice.

Shortly after midnight on January 29, 1973, Arthur Charlie, Walter Galauska and Roger Peter left Fairbanks in Galaus-ka’s pickup truck driving the Steese Pligh-way toward Chatanika. After passing Milepost 27, the vehicle was stopped on the roadway and all three men got out. Immediately thereafter Arthur Charlie was struck on the head with a rifle and knocked to the ground. He was dragged to a small ravine close by the highway and pushed over the edge, rolling to the bottom.

John Balas, who lived at Mile 27½ on the Steese, was awakened early that morning by the…