Legal Opinion
State v. Watts
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 20, 1990No. C1-89-987PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NORTON, Judge.
Appellant Kenneth Watts was charged with second degree arson, second degree burglary, and felony theft following an incident in which a fire was set so that a fireman’s home could be burglarized while he responded to the call. At trial, the court admitted into evidence an unsworn statement made by an alleged accomplice during police questioning. Watts was convicted on all three counts. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
At about 10:15 p.m. on September 25, 1988, the Holmgren family was awakened by a small explosion near their home in rural Dassel, Minnesota.…
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