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GIBBS v. STATE

No. 7807.

676 P.2d 606 (1984)

Nell GIBBS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

February 17, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia Vandercook and James Gilmore, Gilmore & Feldman, Anchorage, for appellant.

Frank D. Rothschild, Asst. Dist. Atty., Victor C. Krumm, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Nell Gibbs pled no contest and was convicted of manslaughter, a class A felony. AS 11.41.120. There were no presumptive sentences for manslaughter at the time Gibbs caused the death of her victim. The maximum penalty for manslaughter is twenty years. AS 12.55.125(c). Gibbs received a sentence of ten years with five years suspended. She appeals contending that because of her particular circumstances this sentence is excessive. We...

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