ALDERMAN, Judge.
The appellant appeals his conviction for robbery. The sole issue before us is whether the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the prosecution to cross-examine the accused as to the specific nature of crimes of which he had been previously convicted. We hold that the court did err.
On direct examination the defendant was asked by his own counsel if he had ever been arrested or convicted of a crime; he answered that he had not...
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