LONG v. STATE

No. 81-1144.

407 So.2d 1018 (1981)

Keith R. LONG, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael J. Kotler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

After trial by jury, appellant was convicted of the theft of certain items from Cooper Radio Company. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred in allowing testimony concerning his alleged commission of crimes of a similar nature. We agree and reverse.

An employee of Cooper Radio Company testified that a string of unsolved thefts had occurred in the store. The relevant portions of his testimony are as follows:

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