ERVIN, Chief Judge.
In this appeal from a conviction for first degree murder, appellant, Fernando Quintana, contends the trial court erred in excluding proffered evidence pertaining to the reputation of and specific instances of prior violence by the victim when such evidence was offered in support of Quintana's theory of self-defense. We agree and reverse.
Quintana, a slightly built inmate in the custody of the Florida prison system, who speaks only Spanish...
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