Wickham v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, Phillip J. Wickham was convicted of one count of manslaughter, in violation of AS 11.41.120(a)(1), and one count of third-degree assault, in violation of AS 11.41.220(a)(2). Acting Superior Court Judge Christopher E. Zimmerman found Wickham to be a second felony offender and sentenced him to consecutive terms of twenty years with five years suspended for manslaughter and five years with two years suspended for assault. Wickham appeals, contending that the trial court erred in failing to grant a hearing on the issue of whether two prior…