Groggy professor, 79, told cop he killed his wife and tried to shoot himself. But judge tosses the confession.

The defense has pointed out that Morris Samit was in no shape to be interrogated and was not free to leave the hospital. Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer agreed with Samit’s counsel, because Samit “was still under the effect of powerful sedatives that were administered to treat a major injury he had sustained only hours earlier.”