Vincente v. State

COPE, Judge.

Luis G. Vincente appeals his conviction for aggravated battery. We reverse.

The day prior to trial, the state moved to exclude two late-disclosed defense witnesses. After a perfunctory inquiry, the trial court granted the state’s motion and excluded the two defense witnesses.* The trial court’s inquiry fell well short of that which is required by Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971). See Brazell v. State, 570 So.2d 919, 921 (Fla.1990). We are unable to conclude that the exclusion of the two witnesses was harmless. See generally State v. Schopp, 653 So.2d 1016 (Fla.1995).

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