8th Circuit: Tribal Member's Arson Conviction, Denial Of Motion To Suppress Stand

Mealey's (July 28, 2020, 1:41 PM EDT) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge did not err in denying a tribal member's motion at his arson trial to suppress incriminating statements he made during police questioning after a polygraph examination, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided July 27 in affirming the defendant's conviction (United States v. Danny Ferguson, No. 19-1723, 8th Cir.)....