Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A man`s capital murder conviction for
killing a woman and burning her body is being upheld by the state
Supreme Court.
The court ruled that although a gun unrelated to the killing was
admitted into evidence, the error was NOT enough to unfairly
prejudice jurors.
The court says there is a great deal of evidence that Roger Dale
Barrett killed Eunice Bradley.
A firearm found in Barrett`s house was introduced as evidence
even though it was NOT the murder weapon. Prosecutors argued that
the actual murder weapon was never found, so the presence of other
weapons at his home showed that Barrett tried to cover up elements
of his crime by disposing of the gun used in the crime.
In a dissenting opinion, two justices argued that the
prosecution deliberately tried to prejudice the jury by introducing
the gun and Barrett should have a new trial.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
