Clifton v. State

751 P.2d 27 (1988)

Kenneth Wayne CLIFTON, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

No. S-1945.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 11, 1988.

Sen K. Tan, Asst. Public Defender, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for petitioner.

Nancy R. Simel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Grace Berg Schaible, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for respondent.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

Kenneth Clifton was convicted of murder in the first degree, AS 11.41.100(a)(1), and misconduct involving weapons in the third degree, AS 11.61.220(a)(1). On appeal, Clifton…