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STATE v. BURDINE

No. A-678.

698 P.2d 1216 (1985)

STATE of Alaska, Appellant, v. James BURDINE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

April 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry L. Davis, Dist. Atty., Fairbanks, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellant.

Kenneth J. Goldman, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Pestinger & Anderson, Fairbanks, for appellee.

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

OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

The State of Alaska appeals an order of the superior court dismissing an indictment charging James Burdine with robbery and second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Fairbanks cabdriver. AS 11.41.-500(a)(1); AS 11.41.110(a)(3). We reverse.

On July 26, 1984, at 6:00 p.m., a Fairbanks cabdriver, Alvin Starkey, was found in his cab dead from a knife wound. In addition, his house had been burglarized and a shotgun...

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