State v. Berndt

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Robert Paul Berndt, was tried before a jury and convicted of two counts of first degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-1105, one count of attempted murder, A.R.S. §§ 13-1001, 13-1105, armed robbery, A.R.S. § 13-1904, and kidnapping, A.R.S. § 13-1304. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years for each of the murder counts. He was also sentenced to 21 years for the attempted murder charge, 21 years for the armed robbery charge and 21 years for the kidnapping charge. All of the sentences run concurrently. The case was…