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JACKSON v. STATE

No. 89-1809.

570 So.2d 1388 (1990)

Bernard JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde M. Collins, Jr., Jacksonville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine, raising several errors. We find that the trial court reversibly erred in admitting into evidence cash seized from appellant when he was arrested. This cash was not admissible as collateral crime evidence, and was not relevant to the crime charged; further, its admission into evidence invited the jury to speculate that appellant was engaged in other...

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