Arenas v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Emiliano M. Arenas was convicted, following a jury trial, of second-degree murder, AS 11.41.110(a)(1), and third-degree assault, AS 11.41.220(a)(1). Superior Court Judge Jay Hodges sentenced Arenas to a term of twenty-five years for the murder and to a consecutive term of five years, all suspended, for the assault. Arenas appeals, contending that the murder sentence is excessive. We affirm.

Arenas’ convictions resulted from an altercation between Arenas and another individual, Terry Hatfield, at the Sunset Inn, a Fairbanks nightclub. After a bystander, Don Berger,…