Legal Opinion
Nicholson v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 4, 1977No. 2417PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINO WITZ, Justice.
Nicholson appeals from his conviction for first degree murder. The trial in the superior court was bifurcated. The first part was a trial by jury in which Nicholson was found guilty of first degree murder in the homicide of Tom Dillon, chief of police in Bethel. The second part was an evidentia-ry hearing by the court, without a jury, in which the court determined that Nicholson was criminally responsible for his acts. 1
At the time of the homicide, Nicholson was 21 years old and had lived most of his life in Bethel. Nicholson began drinking the night prior to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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