COYOTE v. UNITED STATES

No. 9178.

380 F.2d 305 (1967)

Willie Salt COYOTE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

June 23, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Davis, Albuquerque, N. M., for appellant.

Scott McCarty, Albuquerque, N. M., (John Quinn and John A. Babington, Albuquerque, N. M., with him on brief) for appellee.

Before MURRAH, Chief Judge, LEWIS, Circuit Judge and CHRISTENSEN, District Judge.


MURRAH, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted by jury trial and sentenced to five years imprisonment for violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312. He brings this appeal urging that the trial court erred in admitting his written confession into evidence and in refusing to give his requested instruction concerning the confession.

The undisputed testimony discloses that on April 20, 1966, the New Mexico State Police arrested the appellant while in possession...

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