Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1979No. 3252PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
Anthony Brown appeals from his conviction for first degree murder, felony murder and armed robbery. He also appeals from his sentence of life imprisonment.
The victim in this case was a 23-year old taxicab driver. His body was discovered lying partially in and partially out of his cab which was on a gravel road just off Sheep Creek Road, northwest of Fairbanks at about 12:15 P.M. on May 20, 1976. He had been shot once in the back of the head at close range. Death was instantaneous. Within forty-five minutes of the discovery of the victim’s body the defendant Brown was…
2Cases cited78 opinions
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