Case Name: John ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-03-07
Citations: 450 So. 2d 1126
Docket Number: No. 82-2000
Parties: John ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, C.J., BERANEK, J., and C0-CALIS, PATRICIA W., Associate Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 450
Pages: 1126–1127

Head Matter:
John ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-2000.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 7, 1984.
Rehearing Denied June 27, 1984.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Gary Caldwell, Asst. Public Defender, and Barbara White, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Mar-lyn J. Altman, and Sharon Lee Stedman, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was charged with grand theft of an airplane and eventually convicted after jury trial of the lesser included offense of temporary unauthorized use of the airplane. Three points are raised on appeal, one of which we conclude merits reversal. The State attempted to impeach the appel lant by demonstrating that he had been convicted of a prior crime. This impeachment was improper in accordance with Section 90.610(1), Florida Statutes (1981), re: conviction of certain crimes as impeachment. We, therefore, reverse the conviction and sentence and remand for a new trial.
ANSTEAD, C.J., BERANEK, J., and C0-CALIS, PATRICIA W., Associate Judge.