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State of Alaska v. Jack Sabàto
Date: 11-10-2026
Case Number:
Judge: Not Available
Court: Third Judicial District Superior Court, Anchorage Borough, Alaska
Plaintiff's Attorney: Anchorage Alaska District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with vehicular hit and run manslaughter.
Sabàto was driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe when he hit a pedestrian near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road at 5:35 a.m. in the morning. The pedestrian was identified as Carl Simmonds.
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Under Alaska law (Alaska Statutes § 11.41.120), a person commits manslaughter if they intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause the death of another person under circumstances not amounting to first- or second-degree murder, if they intentionally aid suicide, or if they knowingly manufacture or deliver certain controlled substances where another person dies as a direct result of ingestion.
Key Legal Elements
• Definition: Causing another person's death intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly (without rising to the level of murder), or intentionally aiding suicide.
• Controlled Substances: Knowingly manufacturing or delivering specific controlled substances (under AS 11.71.030 or AS 11.71.040(a)(1)) resulting in a death by ingestion does not require a separate culpable mental state for the death.
• Felony Classification: Manslaughter is a Class A felony in Alaska.
• Heat of Passion Defense: Alaska incorporates traditional voluntary manslaughter principles into a "heat of passion" defense (AS 11.41.115(a)), where an unreasonable killing done in the heat of passion after serious provocation is charged as manslaughter rather than murder.
• Negligent Homicide Distinction: Alaska does not have a separate "involuntary manslaughter" statute; instead, unintentional killings caused by criminal negligence fall under criminally negligent homicide (a Class B felony) (AS 11.41.130).
Penalties
• Imprisonment: A conviction for a Class A felony like manslaughter in Alaska carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
• Fines: Defendants can face criminal fines of up to $250,000.
Sabàto was driving a white Chevrolet Tahoe when he hit a pedestrian near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road at 5:35 a.m. in the morning. The pedestrian was identified as Carl Simmonds.
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Under Alaska law (Alaska Statutes § 11.41.120), a person commits manslaughter if they intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause the death of another person under circumstances not amounting to first- or second-degree murder, if they intentionally aid suicide, or if they knowingly manufacture or deliver certain controlled substances where another person dies as a direct result of ingestion.
Key Legal Elements
• Definition: Causing another person's death intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly (without rising to the level of murder), or intentionally aiding suicide.
• Controlled Substances: Knowingly manufacturing or delivering specific controlled substances (under AS 11.71.030 or AS 11.71.040(a)(1)) resulting in a death by ingestion does not require a separate culpable mental state for the death.
• Felony Classification: Manslaughter is a Class A felony in Alaska.
• Heat of Passion Defense: Alaska incorporates traditional voluntary manslaughter principles into a "heat of passion" defense (AS 11.41.115(a)), where an unreasonable killing done in the heat of passion after serious provocation is charged as manslaughter rather than murder.
• Negligent Homicide Distinction: Alaska does not have a separate "involuntary manslaughter" statute; instead, unintentional killings caused by criminal negligence fall under criminally negligent homicide (a Class B felony) (AS 11.41.130).
Penalties
• Imprisonment: A conviction for a Class A felony like manslaughter in Alaska carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
• Fines: Defendants can face criminal fines of up to $250,000.
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About This Case
Which court heard State of Alaska v. Jack Sabàto?
This case was heard in Third Judicial District Superior Court, Anchorage Borough, Alaska, AK. The presiding judge was Not Available.
Who were the attorneys in State of Alaska v. Jack Sabàto?
Plaintiff's attorney: Anchorage Alaska District Attorney's Office. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Anchorage Criminal Defense Lawyer Directory.
When was State of Alaska v. Jack Sabàto decided?
This case was decided on November 10, 2026.