Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1975

Williams v. State

Williams v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 31, 1975 · Downey, Owen, Walden
324 So. 2d 672 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Williams v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of possession of heroin and cocaine. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The testimony was in strong conflict and hence defendant’s credibility was an imperative issue which made the mentioned error harmful.

The state improperly brought out on cross-examination of the defendant his various specific arrests and criminal charges. We reverse upon authority of Fla.Stat. § 90.08 (1973); McArthur v. Cook, 99 So.2d 565 (Fla. 1957); Mead v. State, 86 So.2d 773 (Fla. 1956); Whitehead v. State, 279 So.2d 99 (Fla.App. 2nd, 1973).

The judgment is reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.

Reversed and remanded.

WALDEN, C. J., and OWEN and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.

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