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Published September 04, 2012, 12:00 AM

Gene Kirkpatrick during trial in Fargo


FILE - This July 21, 2011, file photo shows Gene Kirkpatrick during his murder conspiracy trial in Fargo, N.D. Kirkpatrick was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his son-in-law, Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso, and is serving a life sentence. The North Dakota Supreme Court is scheduled to take up an appeal by Kirkpatrick Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 that statements he made to police should have been excluded from his trial. (AP Photo/The Forum, David Samson, File)
Read the article: Man convicted in murder-for-hire argues for new trial