Edwards v. State

Kendrick Demonte Edwards appeals his conviction for armed robbery, contending that the State of Florida’s use of inadmissible identification hearsay by a declarant who did not testify at trial severely prejudiced his case. Because we agree with Edwards, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Late at night on May 31, 2003, Sean Tomlin went with four friends to a Miami convenience store. As Tomlin was leaving, a car pulled up, and a man carrying a gun got out and approached Tomlin. The man addressed Tomlin by his first name, and said, “[w]hat the [expletives] you and my home boy going through?”…