Legal Opinion
State v. Newnam
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1987No. Crim. 1195PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Calvin Newnam appeals from convictions of robbery, felonious restraint, and murder for killing Charles and Cora Abernathy on February 8, 1985, in their rural Minot home. Newnam contends that his statements to law enforcement officials on September 25, 26, 27, and 30, 1985, should not have been used as evidence because the officials’ conduct made those statements involuntary. He also contends that results of polygraph examinations should have been admitted into evidence. We hold that the trial court correctly allowed Newnam’s statements as evidence and correctly excluded the…
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