United States Eighth Circuit

The officers' use of a flash-bang grenade did not render defendant's confession involuntary where defendant received medical attention and gave cogent responses to questions in the hospital during the hour prior to his arrival at the police station.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2001
• Published 05/18/2001

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and BATTEY , District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard S. Rhinehart, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jamie Bowers, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.