Kirkpatrick Appeals to Federal Court
The Oklahoma man convicted of hiring his handyman to kill a Fargo dentist, is now taking his case to federal court after being denied by the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Gene Kirkpatrick says that his lawyers did a poor job of representing him.
He says his statements to police should never have been heard in court.
He is asking for a new trial or a sentence that could make him eligible for parole immediately.
Kirkpatrick is serving a life term in the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
