BLUE, Judge.
Jeffrey Rimes appeals his convictions for sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine. We reverse because the trial court erred in denying a motion for a mistrial after the state introduced evidence suggesting Rimes had previously been involved in similar criminal activity.
The charges against Rimes resulted from a street purchase of a twenty-dollar piece of crack cocaine by Deputy Gerald Niles on May 14, 1992. Deputy Niles based his identification...
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