Thermidor v. State

Jean Thermidor was charged by information with one count of armed robbery with a firearm which occurred on June 21, 2006. The state filed a notice of intent to offer Williams1 rule evidence under rule 90.402. A hearing was held and the trial court granted the motion. At trial, Ther-midor was convicted of the lesser included offense of robbery and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He appeals that conviction. We reverse, finding the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the prior un*1186charged crime of armed robbery which occurred on March 10, 2006.

The state’s first witness at trial,…