GOTTSCHALK v. STATE

No. 2916.

575 P.2d 289 (1978)

George GOTTSCHALK, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sue Ellen Tatter, Kay, Christie, Fuld & Saville, Anchorage, for appellant.

Glen C. Anderson, 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

MATTHEWS, Justice.

George Gottschalk was convicted of criminal libel and received a six-month jail sentence with four months suspended and a $500 fine. We shall briefly relate the circumstances on which the conviction was based.

On the evening of July 26, 1975 in Naknek trooper Phillip Gilson went to the Fisherman's Bar to investigate a disturbance. While there Gilson and Gottschalk had a disagreeable exchange of words. Later that evening...

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