Legal Opinion
State v. Conley
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1998No. Criminal 970092PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
[¶ 1] Prisoner Lundy Conley appealed from a criminal judgment entered on a conditional guilty plea to possession of contraband useful for escape from prison. We conclude Conley was in custody when twice questioned at the prison, but he was not informed of his constitutional rights, so incriminating statements made by him cannot be admitted at his criminal trial. We reverse and remand to allow Conley an opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea.
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[¶ 2] Conley is an inmate at the State Penitentiary.. In Conley’s work area, prison officials found a blank State Penitentiary…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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