Reese v. State

Raymond Michael Reese seeks reversal of his convictions and sentences for burglary of an occupied conveyance and robbery by sudden snatching. Reese argues that the trial court reversibly erred in denying him the opportunity to testify that his prior convictions were the result of guilty pleas and to otherwise explain why he did not enter a guilty plea in the case at bar. We agree that the trial court erred in its refusal to allow appellant to testify as to the circumstances of his prior convictions. Lee v. State, 729 So.2d 975 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999); see Lawhorne v. State, 500 So.2d 519…