United States v. Robert Webb

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Defendant was convicted in district court of kidnapping and using a firearm to commit a felony.1 On appeal he contends the district court erred in admitting evidence seized at the time of his arrest, his confession and the confession of his accomplice.

At about midnight of September 2, 1978, defendant and an accomplice, Jess White, picked up the victim, her husband, and her three-year old child, who were hitchhiking on Interstate 285 near Atlanta. After the passengers had fallen asleep, defendant and White stopped the van and forced the victim’s husband and child to get…