U.S. v. KILGORE

No. 95-1564.

58 F.3d 350 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward H. KILGORE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia G. Villa, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Carol A. Needles, Minneapolis, MN (David L. Lillehaug and Wendy M. Savakes, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BEAM, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge and MURPHY, Circuit Judge.


BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Kilgore appeals from his conviction for embezzling mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1709. Kilgore contends the district court1 erred in denying his motion to suppress confessional statements made after postal inspectors allegedly promised Kilgore that he would not be arrested or go to jail. Kilgore claims that these promises amounted to official coercion, rendering his subsequent confession involuntary...

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