ALSTON v. STATE

No. 74-122.

297 So.2d 344 (1974)

Richard ALSTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Steven Rappaport, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and J. Robert Olian, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant-appellant was informed against, tried by jury, found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for robbery.

Appellant's sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for mistrial where the state wrongfully introduced evidence of collateral crimes, thus denying defendant his right to fair trial. We cannot agree.

After a careful examination of the record, we have determined that all the testimony...

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