PONDER, J.
Defendant was charged by bill of information with simple burglary, a violation of La.R.S. 14:62, and found guilty by a jury of six. He was sentenced to serve twelve years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
The defendant alleged five assignments of error. We find merit in the third which brought to issue the assistant district attorney's mention of defendant's prior criminal record. We reverse and remand.
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