NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Valerie Lee's trial on charges of possession and delivery of cocaine was tainted by improper evidence of collateral crimes. Accordingly, we reverse her convictions, and remand for a new trial.
The arresting officer testified that while working undercover he purchased a small quantity of crack cocaine from a black female one evening in August 1997. There were no witnesses to the transaction. About six weeks later, the officer saw the woman...
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