Legal Opinion
Carr v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 16, 1991No. 90-1781PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
578 So.2d 398 (1991)
Alfred Leroy CARR, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-1781.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 16, 1991.
James C. Banks, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
JOANOS, Judge.
Alfred Leroy Carr appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. Carr contends the trial court erred in admitting similar fact evidence for the sole purpose of showing that he had a propensity to possess cocaine. We reverse.
The evidence at trial revealed that…
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