Legal Opinion
Fajeriak v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1974No. 1761PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Justice.
Appellant George Fajeriak was convicted of first degree murder in 1966. He appeals from the summary dismissal of his application for post-conviction relief.
On November 7, 1964 Anthony Rizzo was murdered; his body was found on the tidal mudflats of Turnagain Arm two days later. George Fajeriak was arrested soon afterward, and a jury subsequently found him guilty of first degree murder. His conviction was affirmed by this court. 1 In 1970 appellant instituted an application for post-conviction relief pursuant to Criminal Rule 35, 2 and the public defender was ap pointed to…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- State v. QuattlebaumSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
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