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BURTON v. STATE

No. A-9686.

180 P.3d 964 (2008)

Alan R. BURTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

April 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Cannon, Frirbanks, for the Appellant.

Blair M. Christensen, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Speical Prosecutions and Appeals Anchorage and Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General Juneau, for the Appellee.

Before: COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, Judges.

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Over a decade ago, Alan R. Burton was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting and killing his girlfriend, Susan Overbeck. This Court affirmed Burton's conviction on direct appeal. Burton v. State, Alaska App. Memorandum Opinion No. 4150 (November 17, 1999), 1999 WL 1260482.

A little over one year later, Burton initiated post-conviction relief proceedings in the superior court. In his petition, Burton...

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