BERKS v. STATE

No. CA CR 12-478.

427 S.W.3d 98 (2013)

2013 Ark. App. 203

Jonathan Hersh BERKS, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

March 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Self , Fort Smith , for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Kent G. Holt , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


RITA W. GRUBER, Judge.

Appellant Jonathan Berks was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder and aggravated residential burglary in connection with the beating death of his neighbor, Wallace Taylor. The jury recommended consecutive sentences of thirty years' imprisonment on each count, which the trial court imposed. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for directed verdict; (2) certifying a witness as an expert without...

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