Stavenjord v. State

OPINION

STEWART, Judge.

A jury selected for a trial in Palmer found Paul T. Stavenjord guilty of two counts of first-degree murder 1 for shooting Carl H. Beery and D.R. near Chulitna, a small, off-road community in the Matanuska Susitna Borough. Because this case generated substantial publicity, Stavenjord argues that the superior court erred when it denied his motion to change venue. But we have examined the record and conclude that the superior court did not abuse its discretion when it kept the trial in Palmer after conducting jury voir dire.

Stavenjord also argues that the superior court…