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WILLIAMS v. STATE
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec 31, 1975
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. ยง 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. 2d 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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