Legal Opinion
Balentine v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided October 17, 1985No. A-381PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
Johnny B. Balentine was indicted for first-degree murder, AS 11.41.100(a)(1), and convicted of second-degree murder after a jury trial. AS 11.41.110. At trial, Balen-tine admitted shooting John Wortham. He claimed, however, that he had done so in self-defense.
Balentine raises four issues on appeal. First, he contends the hearsay statement of a witness to the shooting who was unavailable at trial should have been allowed into evidence. Second, he contends he should have been allowed discovery of the records of the anonymous “Crime Stoppers” tips that the police received…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Braham v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
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