Legal Opinion
Blackhurst v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided June 27, 1986No. A-1090PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Michael Blackhurst was indicted for murder in the second degree. AS 11.41.-110(a)(1). Following a jury trial, he was convicted of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. AS 11.41.120(a)(1). He appeals, contending that the trial court erred in instructing the jury, over his objection, on manslaughter as a lesser-included offense of second-degree murder. We conclude that the trial court did not err in giving the lesser-included offense instruction.
In early June, 1984, Blackhurst was hired by Victor Lane as the sole deckhand on the JENNY, a salmon troller owned…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Willie WhitakerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Paterno v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Charles R. HararyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Elisovsky v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- State v. IsonCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1987
- McGee v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2007
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