UNITED STATES v. POITRA

No. 81-1739.

661 F.2d 98 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Linus Roy POITRA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Scott Stewart, William S. Heigaard, P. C., Langdon, N. D., for appellant.

James R. Britton, U. S. Atty., Lynn E. Crooks, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fargo, N. D., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, HENLEY and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Linus Roy Poitra was convicted of burglary in violation of Title 18, U.S.C. § 1153, as defined by the North Dakota Burglary Statute, sections 12.1-22-02 and 12.1-32-01 of the North Dakota Century Code. He was sentenced to a five-year term of incarceration. On appeal, his sole contention is that his oral confession was improperly admitted into evidence at his trial because the law enforcement officers who interviewed him had promised him that if he...

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