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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 1477.

511 P.2d 118 (1973)

Norman LeRoy JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 15, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Fuld, of Kay, Miller, Libbey, Kelly, Christie & Fuld, Anchorage, for appellant.

Robert L. Eastaugh, Asst. Dist. Atty., Seaborn J. Buckalew, Jr., Dist. Atty., Anchorage, John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, ERWIN and BOOCHEVER, JJ.

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

Norman LeRoy Johnson was convicted of three counts of second degree murder following a non-jury trial in superior court. The principal contentions raised in this appeal concern the doctrine of diminished capacity and burden of proof as it relates to the defense of insanity.

The relevant facts and pertinent expert testimony relating to the defense of insanity will be set forth in some detail...

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