SMITH v. STATE

No. 87-3027.

539 So.2d 556 (1989)

Steven Lamar SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Phyllis Malinski, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We reverse the defendant's conviction and remand for new trial with direction that no mention be made of drug dealing in the further consideration of defendant's statement. We deem the mention thereof to be violative of section 90.404(2), Florida Statutes (1987), and harmful error.

LETTS and POLEN, JJ., concur.

GLICKSTEIN, J., concurs specially in part and dissents in part with opinion.

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