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HALVERSON v. STATE

No. 3461.

573 P.2d 1380 (1978)

Harry Nick HALVERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sue Ellen Tatter, Asst. Public Defender, and Brian C. Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Michael J. Keenan, 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

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment following a plea of guilty to the crime of manslaughter in violation of AS 11.15.040. The charge stemmed from the shooting death of Roy Adams during a drinking bout. Halverson was showing off the revolver he had just purchased to several people, including Adams, at a party. When Adams asked Halverson if the pistol worked, Halverson shot out of...

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