SAKEAGAK v. STATE

No. A-6293.

952 P.2d 278 (1998)

William Arthur SAKEAGAK, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

Publication Ordered January 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca K. Wright, Assistant Public Defender, Barrow, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Nancy R. Simel, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COATS, C.J., and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, JJ.


MANNHEIMER, Judge.

William Arthur Sakeagak was convicted of first-degree murder, AS 11.41.100(a)(1)(A), and sentenced to 99 years' imprisonment. He appeals his conviction, arguing that three of the trial judge's evidentiary rulings were mistaken. Sakeagak also appeals his sentence; he argues that the judge was mistaken in finding that the victim was particularly vulnerable, and he further asserts that his 99-year sentence is excessive. We affirm.

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