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State v. Steele — First-Degree Arson Conviction Affirmed on Appeal

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court of McDowell County's conviction of Harry Lee Steele for first-degree arson, upholding the denial of Steele's motion to suppress his confession and finding sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict. Steele received a 20-year prison sentence, which the appellate court also affirmed. The court applied abuse-of-discretion review to the suppression ruling and de novo review to voluntariness of the confession, finding no reversible error.