Legal Opinion
Eben v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1979No. 3525PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
After trial by jury Vincent Eben was found guilty of two counts of second degree murder. 1 The only significant issue litigated at trial was the extent of Eben’s culpability and legal responsibility for his parents’ deaths.
The evidence produced at trial showed the following. On the afternoon of December 6, 1976, Vincent Eben went .to a bar to shoot pool and drink beer. At about 6 p. m. that evening, Eben called his friend, Cecelia, and told her to meet him at the Elbow Room bar because he was drunk and wanted her to be with him. When Cecelia arrived at the…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Copelin v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1981
- McMahan v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Zsupnik v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1990
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1981
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