JONES-NELSON v. STATE

Supreme Court No. S-17555.

512 P.3d 665 (2022)

Marquinn JONES-NELSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Strout , Anchorage, for Petitioner.

Timothy W. Terrell , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Kevin G. Clarkson , Attorney General, Juneau, for Respondent.

Before: Bolger, Chief Justice, Winfree, Maassen, Carney, and Borghesan, Justices.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

A defendant convicted of first-degree murder appealed his conviction to the court of appeals, arguing that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the law of self-defense. The court of appeals agreed the instruction was erroneous but concluded that the error was harmless and...

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