Stern v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Victor M. Stern was convicted of murder in the first degree, AS 11.41.100(a)(1), following a jury trial in the superior court at Fairbanks. He was sentenced to 99 years’ imprisonment with no possibility of parole. Stern appeals his conviction, asserting first that the grand jury indictment returned against him was vitiated by improper evidence, and second that the trial judge abused his discretion when he authorized Stern’s shackling during the trial. Stern also appeals his sentence, challenging the judge’s decision to deny Stern the possibility of parole release. We…