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The Death Penalty in Alaska

How Alaska law treats death penalty, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Alaska does not have the death penalty. Alaska's sentencing chapter (AS 12.55) authorizes no death sentence; AS 12.55.125(a); AS 12.55 (whole chapter reviewed); AS 11.41.100

Death penaltyAlaska does not have the death penalty. Alaska's sentencing chapter (AS 12.55) authorizes no death sentence; the most serious crime, first-degree murder, is punished by a definite term of imprisonment of at least 30 years but not more than 99 years, and by a mandatory term of 99 years in listed cases, such as the murder of a uniformed or clearly identified peace officer, firefighter or correctional employee on duty, a prior murder conviction, substantial physical torture of the victim, or a murder during a robbery.
The whole of AS 12.55 (12.55.005-12.55.185) was searched for 'death', 'execution' and 'capital'; no death sentence appears. The 1957 abolition session law was not read.
Source: AS 12.55.125(a); AS 12.55 (whole chapter reviewed); AS 11.41.100

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Does Alaska have the death penalty?
Alaska does not have the death penalty. Alaska's sentencing chapter (AS 12.55) authorizes no death sentence; the most serious crime, first-degree murder, is punished by a definite term of imprisonment of at least 30 years but not more than 99 years, and by a mandatory term of 99 years in listed cases, such as the murder of a uniformed or clearly identified peace officer, firefighter or correctional employee on duty, a prior murder conviction, substantial physical torture of the victim, or a murder during a robbery.

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