Jeffries v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
169 P.3d 913 (2007)
- Written by Kaitlin Pomeroy-Murphy, JD
Facts
While driving back from a social club, Michael Jeffries (defendant) made an abrupt left turn into a five-lane street. Jeffries had a female passenger in the car. The turn caused a collision with another car, which struck Jeffries’s passenger door, fatally injuring his passenger. There was evidence that Jeffries had consumed alcohol that morning and again at the social club and also that he may have been drinking while driving. His blood-alcohol content was measured at .27. At trial, Jeffries’s six prior convictions of driving while intoxicated were introduced as evidence, along with the fact that he had had his driving license revoked. Jeffries was convicted by jury of second-degree murder. The court of appeals affirmed. The state supreme court granted Jeffries’s petition for hearing.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Eastaugh, J.)
Dissent (Matthews, J.)
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