State v. Critt

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for first-degree arson. Minn.Stat. § 609.561, subd. 3 (1994). Appellant Justin Critt challenges the admissibility of his statement to police. Because we find that there was no substantial violation of the Scales recording requirement and that appellant’s confession was voluntary, we affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Justin Critt and his accomplice, Donald Kramer, were charged with first-degree arson in connection with a fire on November 6, 1994, at the Detroit Lakes Junior High School. Critt was 17 years old at the time of the fire, but…