Vaughn v. State

Gregory, Justice.

Appellant, Junior Vaughn, was convicted of the murder of Ray Gene Oglesby. The State sought the death penalty but the jury recommended life imprisonment. In this appeal Vaughn contends that his written confession was improperly admitted over his objection. We agree and reverse.

Vaughn and his wife worked for the victim, Ray Oglesby, on the latter’s farm. Oglesby became very ill on March 13, 1979 and died some 40 hours later of causes then unknown, although it was suspected that he had come into contact with some kind of poison. Oglesby’s brother and some friends had…