U.S. v. RUTLEDGE

No. 89-2608.

900 F.2d 1127 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger RUTLEDGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley W. Murphy, Asst. U.S. Atty., Peoria, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Patrick W. Martin, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The principal question presented by this appeal is the voluntariness of a confession. After selling a modest quantity of cocaine (9.47 grams, 83 percent pure) to an undercover agent, Roger Rutledge was indicted by a federal grand jury and then arrested by federal officers and placed in custody in the federal courthouse in Chicago to await his initial appearance before a magistrate. While they were...

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