Case Name: Joseph PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee
Court: Alaska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Alaska
Decision Date: 1979-11-30
Citations: 602 P.2d 1254
Docket Number: No. 4470
Parties: Joseph PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.
Judges: Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CON-NOR, BOOCHEVER, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 2d
Volume: 602
Pages: 1254–1255

Head Matter:
Joseph PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.
No. 4470.
Supreme Court of Alaska.
Nov. 30, 1979.
Allan Beiswenger, Asst. Public Defender, Bethel, Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.
Victor Krumm, Dist. Atty., Bethel, Av-rum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for ap-pellee.
Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CON-NOR, BOOCHEVER, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of manslaughter and sentenced to an eighteen year term. In a drunken state he beat to death the woman with whom he had been living. Appellant is an alcoholic and has four prior felony convictions: two rapes, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon. The presen-tence report concluded that appellant is dangerous and recommended a maximum sentence. We do not regard the sentence as excessive.
AFFIRMED.