Rogers v. North Dakota

Ronald Rogers, Jr., appealed a judgment denying his application for post-conviction relief and orders denying his post-hearing motions to amend the findings of fact and for a new trial. Rogers conditionally pled guilty to murdering his wife and to willful disturbance of a dead body, reserving the right to appeal the district court's denial of his motion to suppress his confession to police based on a lack of Miranda warnings and involuntariness. Looking at the totality of the facts, the North Dakota Supreme Court concluded Rogers' confession was voluntary. Because the district court did not err in ruling that Rogers received effective assistance of trial counsel or abuse its discretion in denying the post-hearing motions, the Supreme Court affirmed the district court's judgment denying the request for post-conviction relief. View "Rogers v. North Dakota" on Justia Law