BARFIELD, Judge.
Appellant's convictions for three counts of possession and three counts of sale of cocaine are reversed. The trial court improperly admitted evidence of a metal matchbox containing cocaine residue which was found on appellant at the time of his arrest.
The crimes charged arose from several controlled buys of cocaine made several hours before the arrest. The matchbox was in no way implicated in the charges as no evidence showed it was used...
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