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Double jeopardy is an important protection for anyone charged with a sex or other crime in Florida. The double jeopardy rule basically says that a person cannot be charged twice for the same crime. What do we mean by the same crime? A recent case<\/a> out of Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeals sheds some light on how courts approach the issue.The defendant was charged with various crimes stemming from an incident in which prosecutors said he got a 14-year-old girl in his car against her will, drove her to a secluded area, and raped the girl. He dropped the girl at her school after the attack, according to the court, and she immediately reported the rape. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of sexual battery with a deadly weapon, lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, and kidnapping, among other offenses. He later appealed the lewd or lascivious battery and sexual battery convictions, arguing that they violated the double jeopardy protection.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen considering a double jeopardy claim alleging multiple convictions for the same offense, we first consider whether the convictions arose from the same criminal transaction or episode,\u201d the court explained. \u201cIf we conclude that the convictions arose from the same criminal episode, we must then determine if the convictions were predicated on distinct acts.\u201d Finally, the court said it would look at the laws describing each crime to see if one crime requires an element of proof that the other does not.<\/p>\n

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Double jeopardy is an important protection for anyone charged with a sex or other crime in Florida. The double jeopardy rule basically says that a person cannot be charged twice for the same crime. What do we mean by the same crime? A recent case out of Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeals sheds some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat You Should Know About Double Jeopardy Limits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Pinellas County, a sex crime charge case can hinge on double jeopardy sex crime. See how this ruling your defense. 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