CHIEF v. STATE

No. A-951.

718 P.2d 475 (1986)

John CHIEF, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

May 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Wilson and Sen K. Tan, Asst. Public Defenders, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Cynthia M. Hora, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Harold M. Brown, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

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


OPINION

COATS, Judge.

John Chief was convicted, following a jury trial, of attempted assault in the first degree, AS 11.41.200, 11.31.100. Chief was originally charged with attempted murder and the attempted assault conviction was a lesser-included offense.

The incident which resulted in Chief's indictment and conviction occurred in Bethel. Chief and his sister were arguing over the use of a coat. During the argument, Chief allegedly grabbed his...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases