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HUGHES v. STATE

No. 1695.

513 P.2d 1115 (1973)

Edgar Earl HUGHES, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 10, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Michael L. Rubinstein, Friedman, Wagstaff, Ravin & Rubinstein, Anchorage, for appellant.

John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Seaborn J. Buckalew, Jr., Dist. Atty., Stephen G. Dunning, Asst. Dist. Atty., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice, and CONNOR, ERWIN and BOOCHEVER, Justices.

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

On October 27, 1971 Edgar Earl Hughes was convicted of the crime of manslaughter1 for the death of his wife, Mabel. The case was tried by the court after jury trial had been waived. Hughes has appealed from the conviction and sentence of 15 years imprisonment contending that:

1. the court erred in finding him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt;

2. there was no...

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