Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 11. CRIMINAL LAW. |
Chapter 11.41. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON. |
Article 11.41.01. HOMICIDE. |
Section 11.41.140. Definition.
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In AS 11.41.100 - 11.41.140 "person", when referring to the victim of a crime, means a human being who has been born and was alive at the time of the criminal act. A person is "alive" if there is spontaneous respiratory or cardiac function or, when respiratory and cardiac functions are maintained by artificial means, there is spontaneous brain function.
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History
(Sec. 3 ch 166 SLA 1978)