Lowman v. State

OPINION

Before NESBETT, C. J., and DIMOND and RAB INOWITZ, Justices. RABINOWITZ, Justice.

A superior court grand jury in Ketchikan returned an indictment charging appellant with murder in the first degree.1 After a trial by jury, in which appellant was represented by court appointed counsel Ernest E. Bailey, appellant was convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. An indeterminate sentence of one to twenty years was then imposed by the superior court.

Appellant then appealed, and Charles L. Cloudy of the Ketchikan bar was appointed by this court to represent him. Thereafter Mr.…