Long v. State

BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

After trial by jury, appellant was convicted of the theft of certain items from Cooper Radio Company. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred in allowing testimony concerning his alleged commission of crimes of a similar nature. We agree and reverse.

An employee of Cooper Radio Company testified that a string of unsolved thefts had occurred in the store. The relevant portions of his testimony are as follows:

*1019Q [By the prosecutor] Tell us why your suspicion that this man [appellant] was different from anyone else who walked in your store.

A Because we had, we…