Legal Opinion

Bear v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 1968No. 813Published

1Opinion of the Court

439 P.2d 432 (1968)

William Clark BEAR, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

No. 813.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 5, 1968.

James R. Clouse, Anchorage, for appellant.

Robert M. Opland, Dist. Atty., and Mark C. Rowland, Asst. Dist. Atty., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before NESBETT, C.J., and DIMOND and RABINOWITZ, JJ.

OPINION

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

The question is whether this court may review a criminal sentence for abuse of discretion.

Appellant was indicted for the first degree murder of his wife and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury. The trial court sentenced him to twelve years…

2Cases cited61 opinions

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  2. United States v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  3. Independent Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Rosenberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Hebel v. Hebel Ex Rel. HebelAlaska Supreme Court · 1967

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