State v. Dean

This is an appeal by the appellant, Reuben Dean, from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Ohio County of the crime of arson of the second degree. The appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce into evidence a tape-recorded confession and to elicit testimony concerning another extrajudicial statement which had been previously ruled inadmissible. The appellant also contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We find no reversible error, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On April 28, 1985, Pete Viola, an arson…