PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Miguel Lamadrid, appeals his conviction and sentence for the offense of aggravated battery.
The principal point for our consideration is whether the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial where the alternate juror was not timely discharged and was present during jury deliberations. We find error and reverse.
Rule 3.280(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure states in pertinent part:
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