Steussi v. State

Jul 27, 1973
No. 1732
Reporters:
,
Before:
Boochever

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This case is a criminal case where the trial court applied the M’Naghten ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍test for criminal insanity in finding the defendant guilty of first degree murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. The judgment is reversed and ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍the case is remanded to the superior court for t‘he purpose of reviewing the record and entering new findings1 and judgment in conformity with the decisions of Schade ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍v. State,2 Morgan v. State,3 Kinsman v. State,4 and Johnson v. State.5

Notes

. A review of tlie expert testimony herein reveals it was not limited to any particular theory of insanity. ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍The trial court clearly has discretion to order additional testimony to aid in making the necessary findings.

. Op. No. 912, 512 P.2d 907 (Alaska 1973).

. Op. No. 913, 512 P.2d ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‍904 (Alaska 1973).

. Op. No. 914, 512 P.2d 901 (Alaska 1973).

. Op. No. 888, 511 P.2d 118 (Alaska 1973).