McINTOSH v. STATE

No. 82-1070.

424 So.2d 147 (1982)

James Franklin McINTOSH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HURLEY, Judge.

Prosecutorial error during cross-examination compels the reversal of defendant's conviction and sentence.

Defendant was charged with burglary of a conveyance.1 On direct examination, he admitted to having eight convictions and volunteered that he was on parole. On cross-examination, the prosecutor recovered this ground and then asked, "What were you on parole for?" The defendant responded, "burglary." Defense counsel...

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