LETTS, Chief Judge.
In this case, a police officer promised a juvenile that if he confessed he would not be charged. The State concedes that the admission of this confession would have been improper, but argues that a subsequent confession given and admitted after the promise was withdrawn rendered the initial promise harmless. We disagree and reverse.
Without need for extensive citation, it is universally conceded that a confession obtained by threat or promise...
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