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Title: Frank Amarok v. State Alaska
Author : Court Of Appeals Of Alaska
Release Date : January 04, 1983
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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Frank Amarok was charged with first-degree assault, AS 11.41.200(a)(1), for the stabbing of Bill Lindstrom. His jury was instructed on first-degree assault, second-degree assault fourth-degree assault and self-defense. The jury rejected Amaroks claim of self-defense and convicted him of the lesser-included offense of second-degree assault, AS 11.41.210. On appeal Amarok argues that the trial court erred by refusing to admit evidence of Lindstroms prior violent acts. We hold that evidence of specific instances of Lindstroms violent conduct was necessary to enable the jury to determine how much force a reasonable person with Amaroks knowledge of Lindstroms propensity for violence would have felt compelled to use in self-defense. We reverse.