State v. Waugh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

The defendant, Michael R. Waugh, appeals from his conviction of first degree felony murder in the Dickinson County District Court. Waugh alleges (1) that the district court failed to suppress his confession, which he claims was involuntarily given because the police method of questioning created *538psychological pressure that induced him to confess against his will, and (2) that he was deprived of his constitutional right to an attorney.

John Edward “Friday” Longbine, an 81-year-old man, was reported missing to the Herington Police Department…