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BISHOP v. STATE

No. 3331.

573 P.2d 856 (1978)

Robert R. BISHOP, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Rigos, Asst. Public Defender, and Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Monica Jenicek, Asst. Dist. Atty., and Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

Robert R. Bishop, appellant, entered a plea of nolo contendere to an indictment charging him with two counts of manslaughter.1 The charges arose out of a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred when Bishop's own vehicle crossed a highway centerline and struck an oncoming car. The other car contained a young couple and their three minor children. The mother and a four year old boy were killed...

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