WHITE v. STATE

No. 81-57.

407 So.2d 247 (1981)

Scott Dale WHITE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and William H. Pasch, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and David T. Weisbrod, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


OTT, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary, robbery, and sexual battery. We find merit in his contention that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the state to present evidence, over appellant's objection, of another sexual assault.

It has long been the rule in this state that evidence of an independent crime is inadmissible if its only purpose is to blacken the character of the defendant or suggest his propensity for criminal conduct...

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