Day v. State

VILLANTI, Judge.

Latrice Day appeals her conviction for one count of grand theft ($300 or more), contending that the trial court erred by permitting the State to have a police officer identify Day as one of the women *1286depicted in surveillance video of the crime. While the identification testimony itself was admissible, we agree with Day that the trial court erred by permitting the State to elicit evidence of the witness’s status as a police officer. Therefore, we must reverse and remand for a new trial.

Day was charged with third-degree grand theft after several women entered a Walgreens, loaded…