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BROWN v. STATE

No. A-93.

698 P.2d 671 (1985)

Elijah J. BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

April 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Cynthia M. Hora, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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

OPINION*

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Elijah J. Brown was convicted, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree. AS 11.41.200(a)(1). Superior Court Judge Jay Hodges sentenced Brown to a presumptive term of six years' imprisonment. Brown appeals, contending that the trial court committed plain error in instructing the jury that the defendant bore the burden of proving self-defense.1 We reverse.

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