BENHAM, Judge.
All three of the enumerations of error in this appeal from a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol involve the State's use of a previous conviction entered on a nolo contendere plea. We reverse.
The State seeks to justify the use of the nolo contendere plea because it was offered for the purpose of impeachment. Even assuming that appellant's present tense statement, "I don't drive drunk," would be contradicted by evidence that...
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