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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 3456.

579 P.2d 20 (1978)

Elliott P. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Babcock, Sitka, for petitioner.

James L. Hanley, Asst. Dist. Atty., Larry R. Weeks, Dist. Atty. and Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for respondent.

Sue Ellen Tatter, Asst. Public Defender and Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, amicus curiae.

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

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This petition for review presents questions as to the admissibility of statements made by Elizabeth Johnson, the victim of a beating, who subsequently died as the result of her injuries.1 Four statements were made. The first was made shortly after Mrs. Johnson's admission to the hospital on December 30, 1975 to a licensed practical nurse, Vera Marvin. Substantially the same information was conveyed...

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