Arsis v. State

This is an appeal by the defendant Robert Arsis from final judgments of conviction and sentences totaling thirty-five (35) years imprisonment for robbery, aggravated battery, and false imprisonment. We reverse these convictions and sentences and remand the cause to the trial court for a new trial upon a holding that the trial court committed reversible error in denying the defendant’s motion for a mistrial when the state introduced evidence — contrary to the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s pretrial motion in limine — that prior to the charged offenses, the defendant told his…