SLOAN v. the STATE.

Brown, Judge.

Everett Sloan appeals from his convictions of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and boarding a bus with a weapon. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting other act evidence and by joining two indictments involving separate incidents for trial. He also asserts that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to use an available peremptory strike to dismiss a juror. For the reasons explained below, we find that the trial court should not have admitted evidence of two prior robberies and reverse his convictions.

The record shows that the trial court…