BANKS v. STATE

No. YY-335.

400 So.2d 188 (1981)

Joe BANKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. McGill, of Wells, Brown & Brady, Pensacola, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals his convictions for burglary and grand theft arguing the State improperly introduced evidence of collateral crimes committed by a state witness. We reverse.

Early in 1980 a rash of burglaries were committed in Escambia County, where vice grips were used to gain access to dwellings. Appellant was charged with having been involved in one such burglary on January 26, 1980. Prior to trial, a motion in limine was filed requesting the...

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