George Coor v. United States

BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted on two counts •of bribery, D. C. Code, § 22-704, tried before a jury, found guilty and duly sentenced. This appeal followed, appellant ■claiming error by the trial court in admitting into evidence, over objection, certain incriminating statements of appellant. The relevant facts are as follows:

With probable cause for the arrest, appellant was taken to Police Headquarters .at about 1:00 A.M., January 26, 1962, and was questioned by metropolitan police until “fairly late in the morning” before being taken to a magistrate. According to the testimony…