¶1Reversed and remanded. See Lawhorne v. State, 500 So.2d 519, 521-23 (Fla.1986) (holding that questioning of defendant about whether his six prior convictions went to trial was proper rehabilitation); Watkins v. State, 933 So.2d 1294, 1295-96 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) (refusal to allow defendant to testify that his two, prior felony convictions were the product of guilty pleas not harmless error where defendant’s credibility at issue); Bowles v. State, 849 So.2d 465, 466 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (refusal to allow defendant to testify that his prior felony convictions had been resolved by guilty pleas not harmless error, as his “credibility was plainly at issue”).
76 So. 3d 388
Body v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 30, 2011
District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2011-12-30
Relies on 500 So. 2d 519 - Lawhorne v. State · Bowles v. State · Howell v. State
Decided 2011-12-30