The California man accused of planning to kill a Supreme Court justice is asking the court through his lawyer to suppress his confessions and any other statements he made to law enforcement.
Nicholas John Roske, of Simi Valley, waived his rights to an attorney and to remain silent and confessed on June 8, shortly after he was arrested, to planning to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh, according to court documents.
Roske allegedly confessed to two law enforcement officers—a Montgomery County, Maryland police detective and an FBI agent—in addition to sharing his intent to harm the justice with a 911 dispatcher.
But the confessions may have been obtained in violation of Roske’s right to a lawyer and his right against self-incrimination, public defender James Wyda said in the new filing….