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SWEET v. STATE

No. 96-1995.

693 So.2d 644 (1997)

John SWEET, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied and Clarification Granted June 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diana K. Bock, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STONE, Judge.

We reverse Appellant's convictions for robbery and burglary of a conveyance with a battery.

At trial, the arresting officer testified on direct that Appellant admitted committing the robbery. The trial court erred by prohibiting cross-examination concerning Appellant telling the officer that he had been smoking cocaine and had a bad drug problem, and by refusing to allow the witness to testify about...

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