STYLES v. STATE

No. 79-1066.

384 So.2d 703 (1980)

Jerry STYLES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and David A. Davis, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James S. Purdy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Jerry Styles appeals from his convictions of four counts of robbery with a firearm and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm. The appellant argues that the trial court erred in admitting testimony of a subsequent unrelated robbery, the sole relevance of which was to prove the appellant's criminal propensities and bad character. We agree and reverse.

The appellant was charged with robbing a liquor store in St. Petersburg...

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