United States v. Edward H. Kilgore

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Kilgore appeals from his conviction for embezzling mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1709. Kilgore contends the district court 1 erred in denying his motion to suppress confessional statements made after postal inspectors allegedly promised Kilgore that he would not be arrested or go to jail. Kilgore claims that these promises amounted to official coercion, rendering his subsequent confession involuntary and thus violative of his fifth amendment due process rights. We affirm.

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Edward Kilgore was a probationary letter carrier. When credit eards were stolen in…