State v. Helmenstein

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] A jury convicted Shawn Glenn Hel-menstein of the class AA murder of Robbie Rahrich, and the robbery of the House of Bottles. He appeals. We affirm, concluding the confessions were admissible and the district court did not err in denying a change of venue.

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[¶ 2] Early on the morning of February 21, 1999, someone entered the House of Bottles liquor store in Bismarck, North Dakota, killed the store clerk, Robbie Rah-rich, and stole money from the store. Bismarck police officers' went to Montana to question Helmenstein, a former employee of the liquor store, who was…