United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's convictions for kidnapping, rape, and murder is affirmed over his claims of error in: the denial of his motions to suppress confessions, destruction of evidence by the state, the for-cause exclusion of certain jurors, prosecutorial misconduct, improper jury instructions, and additional evidentiary and constitutional claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/07/2005
• Published 11/07/2005

Judges

• ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, McMILLIAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick A. Duchardt, Jr., argued, Kearney, MO (Laura O'Sullivan, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matt J. Whitworth, argued, Deputy U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Todd P. Graves, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.