STATE v. SOUTER

Nos. 4380, 4400.

606 P.2d 399 (1980)

STATE of Alaska, Petitioner, v. Honorable Milton M. SOUTER, Judge of the Superior Court and the Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, Respondents. Richard C. SUND, Real Party in Interest. STATE of Alaska, Appellant, v. Richard C. SUND, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Merriner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for petitioner/appellant.

Warren C. Colver, Anchorage, for appellee.

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


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

Appellee caused the deaths of three individuals while driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was convicted on three counts of manslaughter and given one sentence for all three counts, five years of imprisonment with three and one-half years suspended.

The state has appealed and petitioned for review, contending that a general sentence should not be given on multiple...

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