Legal Opinion
Berna v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 4, 1984No. CR 83-153PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
Ricky Earn Berna was convicted of three charges of kidnapping, one charge of rape and one of aggravated robbery; he received a life sentence plus eighty years. The evidence of Berna’s guilt is overwhelming and that is a factor in reviewing any allegation of error. See Pace v. State, 265 Ark. 712, 580 S.W.2d 689 (1979); Harrington v. California, 395 U.S. 250 (1969); Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 (1967). In reviewing Berna’s arguments we find that no prejudicial error was committed and that he received a fair trial. Consequently, the judgment below is affirmed.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by131 opinions
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