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DUNN v. STATE

No. 58526.

547 So.2d 42 (1989)

Melvin L. DUNN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trent L. Howell, Water Valley, for appellant.

Mike Moore, Atty. Gen. by Deirdre D. McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

EN BANC.

HAWKINS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Melvin L. Dunn appeals from his Union County circuit court conviction of arson of a dwelling. Because of the erroneous admission into evidence of his confession, given after promises and intimations of help from a law enforcement officer, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

Dunn was employed as an emergency room technician at the Union County Hospital on February 3, 1986. He and his wife Molly were separated. The...

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