MUIR, CELESTE HARDEE, Associate Judge.
Mack Arthur Moton appeals the judgment of conviction for armed robbery with a firearm after a denial of his motion for mistrial. We reverse because the state improperly elicited character evidence involving LaFrance, a key state witness, and the error was not harmless.
Evidence of the character of a witness is irrelevant and thus inadmissible. See §§ 90.402 and 90.404, Fla. Stat. The only exception is...
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