State v. Ruud

Upon appeal the defendant makes three contentions:(1) The incustodial statement of the defendant was not preceded by adequate warning of his constitutional right to have assistance of counsel.(2) The prosecutor’s remark in closing argument to the jury was prejudicial.(3) Trial court’s refusal to allow the defendant to be recalled to refute the testimony of his own witness was an abuse of discretion and prejudicial error.

On Monday morning, October 3, 1966, and again on Monday, October 10, 1966, crudely made “traps” or devices designed to catch and remove bank deposits were found in the night…