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STATE v. HAZELWOOD

No. S-7602.

946 P.2d 875 (1997)

STATE of Alaska, Petitioner, v. Joseph J. HAZELWOOD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric A. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Petitioner.

James H. McComas, Friedman, Rubin and White, Anchorage, and Richard H. Friedman, Friedman, Rubin and White, Anchorage, for Respondent.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and RABINOWITZ and MATTHEWS, JJ.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this petition we are called upon to decide whether due process under Alaska's Constitution requires that a criminal offense be predicated on proof of more than just simple civil negligence.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Respondent's conviction stems from the Exxon Valdez incident. On March 24, 1989, Captain Joseph Hazelwood ran his ship aground off Bligh Reef...

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