STATE v. NEWNAM

Crim. No. 1195.

409 N.W.2d 79 (1987)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Calvin NEWNAM, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

June 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom P. Slorby, States Atty., Minot, for plaintiff and appellee.

Kenner Law Firm, Minot, for defendant and appellant; argued by Carl O. Flagstad.


MESCHKE, Justice.

Calvin Newnam appeals from convictions of robbery, felonious restraint, and murder for killing Charles and Cora Abernathy on February 8, 1985, in their rural Minot home. Newnam contends that his statements to law enforcement officials on September 25, 26, 27, and 30, 1985, should not have been used as evidence because the officials' conduct made those statements involuntary. He also contends that results of polygraph examinations should have been...

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