Case Name: Steven Lamar SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-03-08
Citations: 539 So. 2d 556
Docket Number: No. 87-3027
Parties: Steven Lamar SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LETTS and POLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 539
Pages: 556–559

Head Matter:
Steven Lamar SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-3027.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 8, 1989.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Phyllis Malinski, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the defendant's conviction and remand for new trial with direction that no mention be made of drug dealing in the further consideration of defendant's statement. We deem the mention thereof to be violative of section 90.404(2), Florida Statutes (1987), and harmful error.
LETTS and POLEN, JJ., concur.
GLICKSTEIN, J., concurs specially in part and dissents in part with opinion.