Pena v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Manuel Robert Pena, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence for manslaughter. See AS 11.41.120(a)(1). There is little dispute as to the facts relating to the principal issue raised on appeal.

Shortly before 11 p.m. on September 2, 1980, a pickup truck driven by Pena collided with an automobile at the intersection of C Street and Potter Road in Anchorage. Pena had been driving south on C Street, while the other automobile, driven by Chris Sciscente, was headed west on Potter Road when the collision occurred. Billy S. Dow-ney, a passenger in Sciscente’s automobile,…