LUCH v. STATE

Court of Appeals No. A-11756.

413 P.3d 1224 (2018)

Robert James LUCH, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

January 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Paul Weidner and A. Cristina Weidner Tafs , Weidner & Associates, Anchorage, for the Appellant.

Diane L. Wendlandt , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Anchorage, and Craig W. Richards , Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellee.

Before: Mannheimer, Chief Judge, Allard, Judge, and Suddock, Superior Court Judge.


OPINION

Robert James Luch was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting and killing his wife, Jocelyn. In this appeal, Luch argues that the trial judge committed error by failing to instruct the jury on the defense of heat of passion. Luch also contends that the trial judge made several erroneous evidentiary rulings...

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