Legal Opinion
McCracken v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided April 12, 1996No. A-5427PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
Tracy S. McCracken appeals his conviction for second-degree murder, AS 11.41.110(a). He contends that the superior court should have suppressed certain statements that he made to the police, and he also contends that the superior court should have allowed him to present more evidence concerning the victim’s character for violence. We uphold the superior court’s ruling concerning the admissibility of McCracken’s statements to the police, but we agree with McCracken that he should have been allowed to present the evidence concerning the victim’s character for violence.…
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