Case Name: Charles A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1975-12-31
Citations: 324 So. 2d 672
Docket Number: No. 75-212
Parties: Charles A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WALDEN, C. J., and OWEN and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 324
Pages: 672–672

Head Matter:
Charles A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 75-212.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 31, 1975.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Daniel T. O’Connell, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stephen R. Koons, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
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.