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UNITED STATES v. COLTON

Crim. No. 89-249.

726 F.Supp. 890 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ruben Roman COLTON, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

November 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Mercado, Asst. U.S. Atty., Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., for plaintiff.

Federal Public Defender, San Juan, P.R., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

FUSTE, District Judge.

Defendant Rubén Román Colton asks this court to grant his motion to suppress a confession given by him, as well as evidence procured as a result of the confession. Defendant argues that the three-day delay between his arrest and appearance before a magistrate rendered his confession involuntary and therefore inadmissable. The facts are as follows. Defendant was arrested close to 4:30 P.M. on Friday, July...

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