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LaPIERRE v. STATE

No. A-937.

734 P.2d 997 (1987)

Carl LaPIERRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Schmid and David Gorman, Kay, Saville, Coffey, Hopwood & Schmid, Anchorage, for appellant.

Robert D. Bacon, 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

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Carl LaPierre was convicted by a jury of one count of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder. See AS 11.41.100, AS 11.41.110. Superior Court Judge Christopher R. Cooke sentenced LaPierre to consecutive terms of ninety-nine years for the crimes. LaPierre appeals, contending that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of heat of passion, in permitting the prosecution to impeach...

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