State, Department of Corrections v. Cowles
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A parolee murdered his former girlfriend and then shot himself. The issue before us is whether the State of Alaska may be held liable in tort for a crime committed by a parolee under its supervision. The State urges us to overrule our holding in Division of Corrections v. Neakok that the State owes a duty of care in supervising its parolees.1 The State also contends that it is immune from suit and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of causation. Because we find that at least some of the State’s alleged acts of negligence are…
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- State v. CoonAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
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