Legal Opinion
State v. Patterson
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1987No. S-1316PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
We granted this petition for hearing to address the question of whether the statutory definition of the insanity defense in AS 12.47.010(a) encompasses both prongs or only the first prong of the traditional M’Naghten insanity defense. 1
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.
Kimberly Patterson was charged with first-degree robbery for pointing a loaded gun at a man at the Anchorage International Airport and demanding money from him. 2 At trial, Patterson did not contest the state’s proof that she committed these acts, but instead relied on the affirmative defense of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Schade v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Fields v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Wien Air Alaska v. ArantAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Chase v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1962
- State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission v. TempletonAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Muller v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. HerreraUtah Supreme Court · 1995
- John Doe I, Jane Doe, and John Doe II v. Ronald O. Otte and Bruce M. Amended BotelhoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Brause v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
- Zsupnik v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1990
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