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(April 24) Over strenuous objections by the defense, the judge presiding over David Graham's impending murder trial ruled today that Graham's written confession that he killed a classmate could be used in his trial.

Judge Don Leonard said he would allow the confession after a surprise prosecution witness yesterday told of Graham's admission of murdering classmate Adrianne Jones, with whom he allegedly had an affair. Graham's girlfriend, Diane Zamora, was convicted of Jones' murder earlier this year but is it believed that both Zamora and Graham participated in the killing.

Defense lawyers said they were, however, not surprised by the judge's ruling, noting the difficulty of suppressing such evidence without proof of gross misconduct by investigators.

However, they also contended that Graham was not properly informed of his rights when the confession was given and that he was intimidated into confessing his alleged crime.

Graham made the confession at a military detention center in Fort Carson, Colorado in 1996, hours after his arrest. He had been attending the Air Force academy in Colorado as a cadet.

Jury selection in Graham's trial is scheduled to begin July 6.