Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION *
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Elijah J. Brown was convicted, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree. AS 11.41.200(a)(1). Superior Court Judge Jay Hodges sentenced Brown to a presumptive term of six years’ imprisonment. Brown appeals, contending that the trial court committed plain error in instructing the jury that the defendant bore the burden of proving self-defense.1 We reverse.
Elijah J. Brown was convicted of assaulting his friend of thirty years, E.M. Miller. Their friendship had apparently disintegrated, due in part to Miller’s friendship with Brown’s wife. Brown and his wife…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited18 opinions
- State v. MillettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Gunther v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- State v. JacksonArizona Supreme Court · 1963
- Weston v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
- Paul v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Snyder v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2001
- St. John v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1986
- Morrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2009
- State v. GarrisonAlaska Supreme Court · 2007
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