DAWSON v. STATE

No. 2818.

557 P.2d 142 (1976)

William H. DAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Downes, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Harry L. Davis and Jane F. Kauvar, Fairbanks, for appellee.

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Dawson was convicted of the offense of assault with a dangerous weapon. He received a sentence of five years imprisonment.1 In this appeal he asserts that the sentence is excessive.

Dawson argues that he has no previous felony convictions, that the assault was committed while he was in an emotionally pent-up state, that no serious harm was inflicted on the victims, and that the trial court erred in...

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