United States Eighth Circuit

Petitioner's confession was voluntary as threat to use statements of denial in capital case was not an unconstitutional use of a suspect's silence, and there was no improper coercive activity by the police.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/02/2001
• Published 01/02/2001

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jennifer Brewer, argued, St. Louis, MO (Patrick J. Berrigan, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cassandra K. Dolgin, Asst. Atty. General, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellee.