The Nation - News from Aug. 6, 1987
Espionage confessions by Marine Sgt. Clayton J. Lonetree can be used as evidence in his court-martial, a military judge ruled in a major blow to the former Moscow Embassy guard’s defense. “The accused was an intelligent adult and not one who was unduly susceptible to any type of interrogation techniques,” Navy Capt. Philip F. Roberts said in rejecting defense arguments that the confessions were improperly obtained. Scrapping the confessions would have destroyed the case against the first Marine to stand court-martial for espionage, the defense said.
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