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THOMAS v. STATE

No. 1889.

524 P.2d 664 (1974)

Ellis THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Esch, Asst. Public Defender, Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Stephen G. Dunning, Asst. Dist. Atty., Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted upon a jury verdict of the offense of assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of AS 11.15.220.1

He appeals both from the conviction and from the ten-year sentence imposed by the trial court.

The first question on appeal is whether a telephone, when used as a club to inflict injury upon the victim, can be considered a dangerous weapon. Our answer is in the affirmative...

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