Trapp v. State

The appellant challenges his convictions for false imprisonment and carjacking, claiming that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecutor to cross-examine him on a prior conviction of perjury. The prosecutor maintained that Trapp had opened the door to this by testifying that the victim could be charged with perjury if she testified. We conclude that the court *271erred in permitting the appellant to .be cross-examined in this manner, and we cannot conclude that the error was harmless.

Jennifer Magala lived with her child at the Salvation Army residence. One day she got into her car to go…