Green v. State

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

Robert Matthew Green appeals from his conviction at a jury trial of robbery, for which he was sentenced to twenty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Instead, he argues only that the trial court erred in allowing the State to cross-examine him regarding his alleged commission of a separate robbery for which he had not been convicted. We agree, and reverse and remand for a new trial.

At trial, the State presented the testimony of one witness, Daniel Cox, concerning the…