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SMITH v. STATE

No. 4228.

614 P.2d 300 (1980)

Allen J. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia A. Rusch, Branson & Guetschow, Anchorage, for appellant.

Charles W. Cohen, Asst. Dist. Atty., Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, and Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BOOCHEVER and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

On September 28, 1977, Allen J. Smith, an army private at Fort Richardson, commandeered a vehicle at gunpoint, left the base and after being chased by the police shot and seriously wounded judicial services officer Leon Jordan. He was charged with shooting with intent to kill, wound, or maim.1 At a court trial, he claimed he was not guilty by reason of insanity, and did not substantially challenge...

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