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Houston v. State

Citations

  • 602 P.2d 784
  • 1979 Alas. LEXIS 690

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  • prosecution use of defense-retained psychologist as rebuttal witness implicated attorney-client privilege but waiver found; court did not reach sixth amendment issue
  • prosecution use of defense-retained psychologist as rebuttal witness implicated attorney-client privilege but waiver found; court did not reach sixth amendment issue
  • pretrial psychiatric examination at defense counsel’s request came within scope of attorney-client privilege for purpose of prosecution’s calling the examining psychiatrist as a rebuttal witness
  • failure to submit an imperfect self defense instruction was not improper under former Alaska Criminal Code
  • defendant who raised substantial self-defense and insanity claims was prejudiced by denial of bifurcated trial when defense psychiatrist testified that he did not believe self-defense claim
  • failure to submit an imperfect self defense instruction was not improper under former Alaska Criminal Code

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Judges: Rabinowitz, Boochever, Rabin-Owitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews

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