{"id":675,"date":"2019-09-10T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T17:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=675"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:25:56","slug":"florida-court-discusses-double-jeopardy-in-sex-crime-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-double-jeopardy-in-sex-crime-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Double-Jeopardy in Sex Crime Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is well-known that there is a constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy, which is the term used for being tried or convicted more than once for the same criminal offense. This does not mean that a person cannot face multiple criminal charges for criminal conduct in a single criminal episode, however, as recently discussed by a Florida appellate court, in a case<\/a> in which the defendant was convicted of both attempted lewd battery and unlawfully traveling to meet a minor. If you are a Clearwater resident faced with charges of a sex crime involving a minor or any other sex crime it is essential to retain an assertive Clearwater sex crime defense attorney to fight to protect your liberties.<\/p>\n

Facts and Procedural Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Allegedly, in June 2016, the defendant communicated online with an undercover police officer who was posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. During their conversations, the defendant offered to pay the girl money for sexual activity and arranged to meet the girl at her house. On the way to the agreed upon location, which the defendant believed to be the girl\u2019s home, the defendant reportedly stopped to get cash and buy condoms. When he arrived at the home, he was arrested. He was subsequently charged with unlawful travel and attempted lewd battery.<\/p>\n

It is reported the defendant moved to dismiss the attempted lewd battery charge, on double jeopardy grounds. The court ruled that although both crimes arose out of the same conduct, and a single criminal episode, it found that each charge required elements of proof that the other did not. The trial court denied the defendant\u2019s motion and\u00a0he pleaded no contest to the charges. He then appealed from the final judgment. Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is well-known that there is a constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy, which is the term used for being tried or convicted more than once for the same criminal offense. This does not mean that a person cannot face multiple criminal charges for criminal conduct in a single criminal episode, however, as recently discussed by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-sex-crimes","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nSearch Issue: Double Jeopardy Limits Sex<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charged with sex crime charges? See how this ruling on double jeopardy sex crime may help or hurt your defense in Pinellas County. 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