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United States v. Francis A. Keeble
459 F.2d 757
8th Cir.
1972
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*1 bargaining Also, proper. collective itself, clearly contract, provides aft- notices, disciplinary only proper three er day may only employee a five layoff. disciplinary hand, scope effect On the other Ellmann’s decision some- Arbitrator unclear, opinion does what while his discharge employee’s state that only proper, award his actual states grievance was denied does employment should her status state what 'Finally, Ellmann’s be. Arbitrator indicates, parties agree, award does not take into possibility three that one of the first the disciplinary im- notices have been Accordingly,

proper. abun- and in an require dance of caution the court shall parties dispute their to submit in- American Arbitration Association for terpretation and resolution. Therefore, mandatory injunction compelling parties shall issue to sub- Harry dispute their to Arbitrators N. This Casselman and Erwin Ellmann. jurisdiction this shall retain through pending

case final resolution

arbitration.

It so ordered.

Dated: June 1971. America,

UNITED STATES Plaintiff-Appellee, KEEBLE,

Francis A. Defendant- Appellant.

No. 71-1529. Appeals,

United States Court of Eighth Circuit.

Submitted Feb. 1972. April

Decided July Opinion

Supplemental *2 D., Meierhenry, Rosebud, S. Mark Y. defendant-appellant.

for Atty., Hurd, U. S. Richard D. Asst. Atty., Sioux Clayton, U. F. William S. Falls, D., plaintiff-appellee. S. BRIGHT, BREITENSTEIN,* Before Judges. STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge. BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Defendant-appellant Keeble was guilty jury Po- on one assault great bodily commit mani with intent injury, in violation 18 U.S.C. sen- He 22-18-12. S.D.C.L. imprisonment. years De- tenced to five Indians. fendant and Pomani were both place res- Indian The ervation took assault Dakota. South * sitting by designation. Circuit, the Tenth Of delay” 6, 1971, require- Po- satisfy “unnecessary defendant and On March drinking spent requires suppression time mani had some ment and gone res- defendant’s home on the statement. fight them ensued. A ervation. taken as If the the arrest bed, Pomani defendant When was Captain that when When house and conscious. federal of- cause fense, hold awakened, was not Pomani *3 elapsed before about hours 25% out- and was house interrogation beginning of the and about the FBI reported and side. Defendant the incident to his wife comple- hours before 28% Cruse, Captain em- an state- tion of the defendant’s written ployee Affairs of the Bureau of Indian later, he tak- ment. About 70 hours en was police and a A officer the reservation. at magistrate. delay was a before post-mortem that Pomani revealed ignored by apparently exposure. died of who, so far as we from can ascertain question record, suppress admis- The first raised is the to of the motion based his denial ground confes- sion in sion. The are these. After defendant defendant’s evidence the state- on surrounding given circumstances after a suf- ment was reported the warning. Miranda ficient incident, Captain for arrested him conduct, offense, disorderly a tribal whether We must determine gave A.M., 7, a about 8:30 March and rights Miranda the defendant’s waiver of warning. Questioning Miranda not was 5(a) compliance Rule and obviates with pursued intoxi- because v. United of McNabb nothing pertaining cated condition and 608, States, 332, 87 L. 63 S.Ct. 318 U.S. received in thereto was evidence at States, 819, Mallory and United Ed. 354 U.S. 1479. Miranda 436, 463, v. trial. At about 10:30 Agent called A.M. Cruse 449, 1356, 77 1 L.Ed.2d S.Ct. Breci of the Federal Bureau Arizona, In 384 U.S. Investigation reported Pomani’s 32, 1602, L.Ed.2d n. 16 86 S.Ct. Agent death. Breci from arrived Sioux 694, Supreme de said that its Court Falls, Dakota, approximately 160 South that the therein does not indicate cision away, about noon March 8. miles McNabb-Mallory be disre “can rules giving warning, After a Miranda garded.” Frazier v. We with agent interrogated defendant for about 180, States, U.S.App.D.C. 136 United three hours and ment which incriminated defendant the state- received a written 1161; 1166, 25, that 419 F.2d n. require other- of an does not exclusion beating of Pomani. (cid:127) because wise admissible statement obtaining waiv a Miranda brief brought 9, March defendant was On principle followed The same was er. O’Neal pleaded before the Tribal Court States, Cir., 411 v. United 5 guilty to the tribal offense. On denied, 827, 131, 90 S.Ct. U.S. cert. 396 day complaint Breci swore a same to Pettyjohn 72, 24 L.Ed.2d of- charging defendant with a federal U.S.App.D.C. 419 136 brought a Defendant was before fense. a there was each of which magistrate motion on March 11. A interval short arrest given suppress agent the FBI the statement here not the case the statement. That is was denied and the statement warning did not cure the Miranda in evidence. taking defendant magistrate. a elapsed period A be- about hours appear- tween defendant’s arrest and his ance before per 5(a) only applies magistrate. 5(a), Rule Buie federal under F.R.Crim.P., arresting and held requires offi- sons arrested law. United States v. Elliott, 8 person cer without to “take arrested says unnecessary delay 1015. The nearest F.2d Government before the any disor for defendant arrested or before commissioner available conduct, derly not federal nearby a empowered tribal officer to com- offense, interrogation of the FBI charged the time persons offenses at lawfully being against he United States.” the laws arresting argues the tribal hours offense. Defendant that 99 does arraignment Cruse, em- if the fieer, Captain federal arrest was a tween them. working Indian made the Bureau of confession was The statute ployee considering presence says federal or ab- that the Decisions Affairs. lawfully any interrogation suspect factors sence enumerated issue custody because “need be conclusive are not state in feder- voluntariness of times was the confession.” all here al custody. (c) says Subsection solely not made is of a inadmissible because Code under the Cruse made the bringing accused before Offenses, Indian 25 C.F.R. Tribal magistrate (1) judge finds if the trial urges government that Rule 11.49. (2) voluntary, the confession was in FBI 5(a) terrogation inapplicable because weight the left to the the confession while occurred (3) jury, trib was under lawful detention immediately hours was made “within six In 11.17. al offense. See C.F.R. § following his or other detention” *4 arrest offense, spite of tribal the proviso: with this A.M. later 10:30 we believe that no than probable to the cause on arrest defendant 7th Cruse “That time limitation the contained U. of 18 violation apply in in this subsection shall not the arrest and at that time S.C. § bring- any ing delay the case which of one for also became violation magis- person such such before whether that section. It is irrelevant . beyond such trial trate other officer specific that made a statement to period by six-hour the is U. effect. S.App.D.C. 43, Brown v. judge considering the to be reasonable 979. transportation of dis- means and the nearest tance to available such to the be traveled by an statement was obtained The magistrate or other years agent experience FBI in had 15 who ficer.” working con- Indians. We are Miranda, warning was vinced the bar, of In the case the at submission fully, fairly, adequately jury the the to the satisfied by the that the execution of the waiver (a). Like- of subsection given knowingly vol- wise, the mentioned in factors subsec- untarily. of concern is effect Our the (b), exception time tion with the delay day between the the arrest of more than one confession, lapse arrest and of al- the statement and by judge were considered the trial days three statement most and between the proper determination that a Miranda magis- appearance the the before warning given. trial The trate. comply proviso not did with the (c). subsection brings This us to the Crime Omnibus 1968, 82 Control and Stat.197. Streets Act of Safe The defendant makes no attack thereof, Title II 18 U.S.C. § pro- constitutionality of 3501 and we § admissibility of con- relates on the that it is constitution- ceed basis (a) says fessions. that con- Subsection legislative history pertinent is al. fessions are admissible if Halbert, given in United States given; judge, pres- that the out of the 1233-1236, not need 436 be more rest jury, ence shall volun- determine repeated Halbert here. In there tariness; if may is and that voluntariness delay ar- a six-hour than found evidence der statement be a by to officers and confession state by jury and considered un- sup- agent. trial court federal pressed appropriate instruc- conditions and delay because the the confession tions. 3501(c). by permitted beyond § government's appeal, Court On of (b) provides deter- Subsection (Ibid, at Appeals It said reversed. mining voluntariness, judge shall 1231): into take stances consideration “all circum- “ * * * surrounding giving it is obvious that Congress including specified lapse purpose en- prime confession” five items, to one is the 3501 was ameliorate be- actment §

7fil Ibid, delay.” at the effect decision 697. court * * *, (Ibid, 698): say remove at United States delay rejecting for' as a cause alone “Application of McNabb rule into admission evidence a confes- scrutiny a thus evalua- involves voluntary char- sion and make court of whether the tion circumstances statement made lated confession, test acter real of a incidents admissibility.” of its prisoner, re- a as delay opportunity The court held that of more a for tak- to time ing commissioner, than six factor to a hours before confession was him a consti- consideration; product im- be into tute the proper as statement voluntary; right that the confession was on his encroachment delay appearance.” after the such confession was pertinent; and that the trial erred Bright recognizes delay may suppressing solely the confession be- determining factor in voluntariness Ibid, delay. cause of is to the treatment of relevant within the framework Unlike Halbert our situation Bright. Grooms did not overrule of a exclusion sole greater delay. reason of a than six-hour pro (c) of Rather, problem Subsection our is the admission of delay. method for treatment vides any confession without (b), (a) and complements subsections It factor. say of more that a and does not than six hours makes deci- More this circuit’s au the confession *5 Cir., States, sion in Grooms v. United 8 consid tomatically After inadmissible. 429 F.2d That to do had with a delay and of eration greater delay than six-hour confession, find that court still interrogation. state arrest and federal voluntary under § confession is prime The concern whether there 3501(a). 3501(b) admit it under § working arrangement was a between the Wright by in 1 See Professor discussion state and federal officers. court The 74-76. We Proc. Fed.Pract. & there that was none. The short Halbert, supra, F.2d at with 436 Ibid, 3501(c), 843, says reference to only § perti post-confession is that nent to the scope that it does not broaden the of determination voluntari McNabb, Mallory, and effect of and Rule ness. 5(a) nullify body of “the law case which terrogation in-custody has sanctioned the in- the record In the case at bar arraign- subsequent by the trial shows no consideration ment that was followed in case.” this any, effect, if of the factor’s reading Ibid. opinion Our of con- upon of the the voluntariness vinces body us the reference to “the reasonableness and as of no determination of case problem law” relates to the (c). In the provided subsection working arrangements pres- which is not remand the case must circumstances ed for in ent the instant case. We believe delay factor that Grooms must be confined to the in accordance court; facts then before the it did not photo- suppress moved to of his home Defendant eliminate the factor from consider- officers graphs ation in the determination of voluntari- motion morning of arrest. The his ness. photographs was denied Bright ad- States, v. facts United 8 274 evidence. hearing motion McNabb-Mallory concerned on the duced at the problem arising suppress Defendant enactment of these. are Captain Cruse 3501. The court home commented to the wife came early intoxi- application morning. basis of were Both of exclu- had sion is measuring “not an said that abstract cated. The wife * * * it be- knew scrutiny but a and she wheth- killed her brother did. er that he the statement had said its circumstances cause defendant disorderly product seems to be the an arrested artificial Cruse 762 concurring: BRIGHT, Judge, and two other officers Circuit conduct. Cruse then went premises. defendant’s to the join Judge Breitenstein’s I body they in a highway saw a From the except search treatment examination to it. On field went I issue. retain reservations and seizure Pomani, he they it found that was validity of the warrantless about appeared have dead, that he was been feet from the cers dow, ray and seizure under Fourth Amend- search body severely 57 beaten. See ment standards. Goldenstein, 1972); United States offi- win- house. One (8th F.2d 1006 Cir. 456 house, looked in a went to the Gauper, 438 F.2d Root v. great disar- a state observed Nevertheless, (8th 1971). would Cir. I the floor.” all over “blood I reverse this because conviction ajar home. one was door and no beyond a find the error to be harmless a camera officers obtained One and of the reasonable doubt. pictures were taken condition had No search warrant house. Judge (dis- STEPHENSON, Circuit de- The arrest of been obtained. senting). Thompson, fendant occurred at Fort my away. expressed some distance I maintain view Kills Crow v. dissent 451 (CA8 1971), once ar The thrust of the juris- properly acquires entry gument a federal approach possesses crime, it federal diction over a search house was an unwarranted jurisdiction necessarily any crime which over in and Amendment violation of Fourth this Collidge therein. For included principles stated reason, the lesser I Hampshire, would reverse New 2022, S.Ct. 403 U.S. majori- join However, fense issue. ty I differ L.Ed.2d 564. We take a ques- disposition ent its view. The told officers presented by They tions case. that a to this man had been killed. premises and found a beating. They exhibited severe then SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION investigation conducted imme diate area which took them side PER CURIAM. *6 through of the house where the window they saw confusion and blood stains. this case remanded We through entry partly opened Their door proceedings for further district discovery was incident of the con voluntariness determine the the fession practically contemporaneous requirements light pictures depicted therewith. The con trial court of 18 U.S.C. § scene the crime. We no find hearing evidentiary ducted that Fourth Amendment violation and cause pictures properly that the in evidence. were confession for arrest and the reasonable; unrea that such issue not conclusive argument sonableness Defendant’s confession; of the voluntariness jury on court the sault United have instructed should aware of the defendant simple included as- lesser offense rights; not coerced that he is foreclosed Kills Crow totality threatened; that from “a States, Cir., finds the Court the circumstances” The case is district remanded giv to have confession proceedings deter-

court for further the record and considered en. We have mine the voluntariness noncompliance agree. In our light of § 3501(c) render does not itself with hearing ap- 3501. After such as non Such inadmissible. propriate, find- the court shall its make others, along factor, compliance is a ings promptly and conclusions trans- given must be them, transcript with a of whatever trial court. hearing is held to this court. This court Affirmed. jurisdiction pur- all retains poses.

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Francis A. Keeble
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date Published: Jul 28, 1972
Citation: 459 F.2d 757
Docket Number: 71-1529
Court Abbreviation: 8th Cir.
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