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STATE v. BJORNSON

Cr. No. 940206.

531 N.W.2d 315 (1995)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Lonnie BJORNSON, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

May 9, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Bennett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bismarck, for plaintiff and appellant.

Donald R. Becker, Fargo, for defendant and appellee.

LEVINE, Justice.

The State appeals from a county court order suppressing a statement made by Lonnie Bjornson during questioning by Cass County law enforcement officials. Because there is insufficient competent evidence fairly capable of supporting the trial court's finding of involuntariness, we conclude the trial court's decision is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence, and we reverse.

Bjornson was charged...

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