Styles v. State

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 with a .22 *704caliber pistol. Money was taken from three employees and one customer. Another customer present in the store was not robbed. All…