Chambers v. State

Lawrence Vincent CHambers appeals his convictions and sentences for burglary with an assault or battery of an occupied dwelling while armed and armed robbery, following a jury trial. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Chambers first asserts, and we agree, that the trial court erred when it repeatedly permitted the state to elicit out-of-court statements relating accusatory information, to establish the logical sequence of events, see Conley v. State, 620 So.2d 180, 182-83 (Fla.1993), and to thereafter argue this inadmissible testimony as proof of his guilt. See…