CONSTANT v. STATE

No. 4D11-4629.

120 So.3d 122 (2013)

Kevin CONSTANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 14, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Karen E. Ehrlich , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine M. Germanowicz , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GROSS, J.

Kevin Constant appeals his conviction of two counts of armed robbery following a jury trial. We reverse the conviction because the trial court admitted hearsay evidence identifying Constant as the armed robber. The error was not harmless because the State relied on the hearsay to support the prosecution, as the issue of identification was contested.

The Robbery

On May 1, 2008, Salieu Deen and Dwayne Scott were working the cash registers...

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